4 5 ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁differences ▁from ▁the ▁book . ▁In ▁the ▁cart oon ▁adaptation , ▁Cas per ▁is ▁a ▁c ute ▁g host - child ▁with ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁acc ent ▁who ▁inhab its ▁a ▁ha unted ▁house ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁adult ▁g hosts ▁who ▁delight ▁in ▁sc aring ▁the ▁living . ▁Cas per , ▁however , ▁is ▁a ▁non con form ist ▁among ▁g hosts : ▁he ▁would ▁prefer ▁to ▁make ▁friends ▁with ▁people . ▁He ▁pack s ▁up ▁his ▁belong ings ▁and ▁goes ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁world , ▁hoping ▁to ▁find ▁friends . ▁However , ▁the ▁animals ▁that ▁he ▁meets ▁( a ▁ro oster , ▁a ▁mole , ▁a ▁cat , ▁a ▁mouse ▁named ▁H erman , ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁h ens ) ▁take ▁one ▁hor r ified ▁look ▁at ▁him , ▁sc ream : ▁" A ▁g host !" ▁and ▁run ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁direction . ▁Dist ra ug ht , ▁Cas per ▁un success fully ▁attempts ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁( app ar ently ▁forget ting ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁already ▁dead ) ▁by ▁lying ▁down ▁on ▁a ▁railway ▁track ▁before ▁an ▁on coming ▁train , ▁before ▁he ▁meets ▁two ▁children ▁named ▁Bon nie ▁and ▁Johnny ▁who ▁become ▁his ▁friends . ▁The ▁children ' s ▁mother , ▁apparently ▁wid owed ▁and ▁imp over ished , ▁at ▁first ▁is ▁fright ened ▁of ▁Cas per , ▁but ▁later ▁wel comes ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁he ▁un int ention ally ▁fright ens ▁off ▁a ▁gre edy ▁land