On the day before Halloween,
Sir Chocolate was really busy,
Making candy and chocolate treats,
So fast it would make you dizzy.
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Edible spiders and caterpillars,
A set of shortbread fingers,
His gingerbread tombstones
with a spicy smell that lingers.
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His warehouse was completely full
with every kind of treat and snack,
Jelly bones and bloodshot eyeballs,
All piled up high in a stack.
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That night Sir Chocolate felt weary,
As into bed he did climb,
Only one more day to go,
Until trick or treating time.
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The next day poor Sir Chocolate
was awakened by a shout,
His warehouse had been raided,
By some mean and thieving lout.
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Sir Chocolate was devastated,
His hard work was all gone,
Except for one shiny bat wing,
That on the empty floor shone.
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Sir Chocolate and Lady Sweet
Searched from low to right up high,
Not one single clue was found
So they gave up with a sigh.
The Halloween candy was stolen,
The children’s fun would be spoiled,
It was a very sad thing after
our friends had worked and toiled.
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Lady Sweet suddenly had an idea,
They could visit the three witches,
Hear No Evil, say No Evil and Do No Evil,
Might know who stole these riches.
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The witches lived in a forest glade,
Their advice was always right,
Our pair set off to find them,
Soon their hat cottage was in sight.
*
The witches were expecting them,
and sat waiting on their porch,
Their ogre servant was so excited,
His single eye glowed like a torch.
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The Candy Dragon is the culprit,
He loves to horde candy treasure,
He keeps it hidden in his home,
Where he can gloat over it at leisure.
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Sir Chocolate set off to find him,
In his hide-away on the Chocolate Hill,
When they finally arrived there,
Everything was quiet and still.
*
The Candy Dragon soon appeared,
Looking more sheepish than scary,
He knew he had been naughty and
of Sir Chocolate’s reaction was leery.
*
Sir Chocolate made a smart suggestion,
As the dragon was really tearful,
He could go trick or treating with the children,
The thought made them both feel cheerful.
*
The Candy Dragon was agreeable,
To returning all the stolen candy,
Instead he would go trick or treating,
With a small girl by the name of Mandy.
*
He would get a collection of sweeties,
And in the processes make a friend,
A great idea of Sir Chocolate who
knows how the rules to bend.
*
The goodies were all brought back,
and each villager got a share,
There was plenty of candy to go round,
The distribution was most fair.
*
Later that night all the children,
Visited each house on every street,
Knocking on doors and getting sweets,
Nothing Halloween’s Eve can beat.
*
The dragon enjoyed himself hugely,
As at each house they all did call,
Sharing candy with his new friends,
Was the nicest thing of all.
*
About the author
Robbie Cheadle was born in London in the United Kingdom. Her father died when she was three months old and her mother immigrated to South Africa with her tiny baby girl. Robbie has lived in Johannesburg, George and Cape Town in South Africa and attended fourteen different schools. This gave her lots of opportunities to meet new people and learn lots of social skills as she was frequently “the new girl”.
Robbie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and specialises in corporate finance with a specific interest in listed entities and stock markets. Robbie has written a number of publications on listing equities and debt instruments in Africa and foreign direct investment into Africa.
Robbie is married to Terence Cheadle and they have two lovely boys, Gregory and Michael. Michael (aged 11) is the co-author of the Sir Chocolate series of books and attends school in Johannesburg. Gregory (aged 14) is an avid reader and assists Robbie and Michael with filming and editing their YouTube videos and editing their books.
Find and follow Robbie
Blogs: robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com and
Goodreads.com
Twitter: @bakeandwrite
Facebook: @SirChocolateBooks
Books by Robbie and Michael Cheadle
The Sir Chocolate books are a delightful marriage of story, verse and cookery
… a perfect recipe for sharing with children. Silly Willy goes to Cape Town tells the adventures of two very different brothers…and includes five party cake ideas.
You can purchase the Sir Chocolate books from:
or you can buy them in South Africa directly from the authors by emailing Robbie Cheadle at sirchoc@outlook.com.
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Thank you, Sue, for sharing Michael and my Sir Chocolate Halloween story on your wonderful blog. We are thrilled!
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Thank you, Sue, for featuring Michael and I are you lovely blog. It is always a pleasure to visit you and Ani.
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You are both most welcome, any time, Robbie 🙂 Tell Michael that Ani says hello 🙂
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💜 absolutely fabulous hooray for Sir Chocolate ……I do have to admit to loving dragons 🐉
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Me too 🙂
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Sir Choc always saves the day, Willow [smile]
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Hooray 🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Dear Sue, thanks for hosting Robbie. She is one of a fabulous kind. Hugs to you both.
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She is a very talented lady 🙂 Hugs xx
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Thank you both for you kind words. Hugs.
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What a great fun poem from Robbie sue and brilliant fondant fantasies as always. Just the thing to get you in the Halloween mood!
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It is, Paul 🙂
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Thank you, Paul. Halloween is really celebrated here in SA so we are making the most of everyone else’s celebrations. Hugs.
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A great Halloween story, Robbie. Love it and Sir Chocolate. Wishing you and your family a fun Halloween.
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Thank you, Darlene. We had a lot of fun writing this one
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Love this cute story! And the pics are fantastic, I bet the kids in your neighborhood love you 🙂
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Thank you, Jacquie. Halloween isn’t really celebrated much in South Africa. We are enjoying being part of everyone else’s Halloween preparations.
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Maybe you can start a new tradition 🙂
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Thank you for sharing.
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This was so much fun, Robbie – thanks for hosting, Sue!
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Always glad to have Robbie over. And she brings cakes 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed this, Teri.
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This was sweet! I love that the dragon turned himself around and became the hero!
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I can’t help myself, Annette. All my baddies end up converting.
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Such a cute poem and a lot of work – fortunately it’s tasty. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana. Michael and I had a ball making these illustrations [and eating them of course]
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Lovely, Robbie. Thanks, Sue!
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Thank you, Olga.
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I loved the poem, full of adventure and Halloween 🎃 and the ogre becoming a good guy. Fabulous pictures!
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Thank you, Jennie. Our baddies converting to good is a bit of a common theme in our stories.
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Always a good theme.
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Love it. The master at work.
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Thank you, Susan.
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Thanks for sharing Robbie’s post, Michael 🙂
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Thank you for sharing, Michael. Have a great day.
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Great tale to read the kids for Halloween.. well done Robbie and Michael..xx
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Thank you, Sally. So much fun!
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Nice fondant characters and the story of a dragon learning to share candy.
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Thank you, Frank, and to think that this dragon was originally based on Smaug from The Hobbit!
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Between Halloween, the magical characters, and the poetic form, I was truly enjoying the read! Great guest post, Robbie and Michael 🙂
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Thank you, Christy. We love visiting Sue and Michael adores Ani.
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Such a lovely Halloween poem about friendship. Children will love this ❤
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Thank you, Tina. Hugs.
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Thanks for sharing to Robbie’s post, Adele xx
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My pleasure, Sue. xxx
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Thank you, Adele. Much appreciated.
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You’re welcome. xxx
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I really love this story!!! And the pictures are amazing!!!
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Thank you, Donna. I am so glad you liked this.
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Check out this guest post from author Robbie Cheadle from Sue Vincent’s blog.
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Thanks for sharing, Don 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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Thank you for sharing, Don.
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You’re welcome
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Robbie this was brilliant! I loved the ‘No evil’ fondants too. Perfect story for the season. 🙂 xx
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Thank you, Debby. I really like this Halloween “thing”.
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I can tell. 🙂
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I love this! A delightful seasonal treat.
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