Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

A collection of short horror stories for children by Alvin Schwartz

The Viper

"This is the viper," a man said. "I'm coming up."  The widow didn't know what to think, but she was getting frightened. She quickly called the police.  But when she opened the door, there stood a little old man with a bucket and a cloth. "I am the viper," he said. "I vish to vash and vipe the vindows."

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