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"The Chocolate Man may well be a children's classic one day soon. Excellent Story!" Cleveland State University

"The Chocolate Man is a poetically macabre romp. A deliciously creepy atmosphere is painted with lots of jaunty rhymes. You'll never think of chocolate the same way again." Tony Davison, 3rd Grade Teacher Fletcher Drive Elementry School, Los Angeles

A Story Poem by Waide Aaron Riddle waideriddle@hotmail.com Narrated by the voice of Ron Geren. Illustrations by Robert Aragon www.darkvisionsinc.com

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He...It...poisons little children. With a smile, he is their friend. Mixing, making and baking deadly chocolate treats, colorful candies for all boys and girls to eat. One bite and they're dead. Turned into chocolate then served and fed to other Boys and girls with vanilla and lemon swirls. With the toll of His bell he takes their souls to Hell... Time to tell the tale of the Chocolate Man... "Once upon a time, long ago in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, in the gritty city of New York City..."

Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved by Waide Aaron Riddle Please contact author for permission to reproduce or copy in anyway.

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