Harvest Moon night is party time for the four ghosts of the Lost Boys.
They were tight friends and always hung out together. They went up to
Black Mountain to look for the turquoise hidden high up the peak. They did
not realize that a long hot spell had dried up all the springs, so they soon
ran out of water. They were delirious with thirst when they got lost.
They could not decide which way to go to find water. Each was so sure that
he alone knew the right way to go that they argued and separated for the
first time ever. Each went in a different direction. First they walked,
then as they weakened, they could only crawl. After many twists in their
separate paths, they all saw the same lake shimmering in the sun. With
dwindling strength they crawled down to the water.
It was Ghostwater flat. Cool and hot air layers acted like a magic screen
and made the dry desert floor look like a lake. They met in dust, not water.
The boys had enough spunk to laugh when they realized they had been fooled.
They return to Ghostwater every year on this night. They now often go to
fun bone people parties, but save Harvest Night to celebrate together.
David B. Martinez © 1994
