A: Are you okay? You look terrible! Where did you go?

B: Just to the comer, but I'm frightened out of my wits.

A: What's up? You said you were only going to the store for a coke.

B: All over people wore strange clothes and masks, with some in tall, pointed hats .I was scared silly when a guy with a bloody mask jumped out from a street comer all of a sudden.

A: Ah, it's October 31st, Halloween, the day for dressing like witches and ghosts.

B: I was terrified when kids gave out horrible cries like ghosts.

A: Don't worry. They meant no harm. They did that just for fun.

B: A group of children came over to me shouting, "Trick or treat?"

A: They were hoping you'd treat them with candy.

B: Well, I didn't know that, so I simply ignored them.

A: Then they'd play a trick on you, I guess.

B: Exactly, they threw eggs at my car window. It's a funny kind of holiday. What's it called? Halloween?

A: Yes, it's one of the oldest holidays in the West. Today it's mainly for kids.

B: I myself will never dress like a ghost and shout, "Trick or treat?"