▁friends ▁were ▁walking ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁when ▁they ▁saw ▁Curt is ▁from ▁the ▁window , ▁at ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁sculpt ure . ▁When ▁K ank el ▁returned ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁noticed ▁the ▁kil n ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁all ▁night . ▁He ▁opened ▁the ▁door ▁and ▁found ▁Curt is ' s ▁char red ▁ske leton ▁and ▁a ▁message ▁in ▁the ▁as hes , ▁saying ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁town ▁ever ▁celebrated ▁another ▁Hall owe en , ▁he ▁would ▁come ▁back ▁and ▁destroy ▁them . ▁K ank el ▁was ▁struck ▁blind ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁seeing ▁Curt is ' ▁finished ▁statue . ▁Every one ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁believed ▁the ▁threat ▁and , ▁since ▁then , ▁Hall owe en ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁celebrated . ▁ ▁D anny ▁thinks ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁silly ▁story , ▁and ▁runs ▁home . ▁James ▁is ▁rarely ▁around , ▁so ▁Uncle ▁Fred ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁stand - in ▁father ▁for ▁D anny . ▁That ▁night , ▁James ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁announ ce ▁his ▁" H all owe en ▁Spo ok tac ular " ▁idea ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁re - open ▁Walker ▁Ch oc ol ates ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁meeting . ▁Uncle ▁Fred ▁and ▁D anny ▁try ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁will ▁be ▁too ▁afraid ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Spo ok tac ular ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁cur se , ▁but ▁James ▁will ▁not ▁listen . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Mayor ▁Ch ur ney ▁( Ro y ▁Bill ing ) ▁announ ces ▁James , ▁who ▁is ▁surprised ▁to