![]() Old Armadillo and his friends from Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo have returned for another holiday. But when friends knock on his door, they find another surprise in store. Meanwhile, outside, Roadrunner, Bear, Peccary, and other friends are planning a Halloween surprise for Old Armadillo. Old Armadillo waits and waits and wonders if he ever will be visited by trick-or-treaters. Inside his casita, he settles down before the fire with a mug of hot cocoa and his favorite book of ghost stories, waiting for goblins, pirates, and princesses to come knocking. He sets jack-o'-lanterns on the edges of the flagstones. ![]() ![]() Old Armadillo hears the distant sound of laugher and voices as children scamper from house to house. "item_description" : "Halloween is full of surprises. ![]() "item_title" : "Trick or Treat, Old Armadillo", ![]()
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