Submission (#1001) Approved

The pumpkin patch welded a plentiful bounty this year! Bright orange pumpkins of all different shapes and sizes laid out in a grassy field. The fall breeze rustling the leafs in the trees and in the middle of the large field stood Jasper. Their wheat steams sticking out from their terrarium swayed softly in the breeze along with their long sandy hair. Their tail wagged gently with content. They reached up slowly with their hand and adjusted the hat on their head before walking farther into the large pumpkin patch.

This was a terra on a mission. A mission to find the perfect pumpkin to carve! There was a large selection of pumpkins to choose from they knew this was going to be a difficult choice. As they walked between a row of planted pumpkins they lifted a hand up to scratch at the back of their neck. They hummed to themself in thought as they looked down at a fairly perfect looking pumpkin. It had a beautiful bright orange color, with a twisted stem on top still connected to the plant. It had more than enough room to carve a scary looking face on it! However, when they walked a little further down they found and even more beautiful pumpkin sitting there on the grassy ground. This was the one. This was the perfect pumpkin to carve!

They reached down and cut the stem, lifting the beautiful pumpkin up in the air to admire it in all its glory.
"Time to go home."
They mumbled with a nod, and off they went! Pumpkin sitting in their arms as they made their way back to their farmhouse. Said farmhouse was decorated with fake spiderwebs with comically large hairy spiders sitting in the webs. There were also strings of orange and purple lights wrapped around the porch pillars and fencetops. Once at night the lights made the house stand out against the darkness of the woods. It was very pretty to see from afar.

Once inside Jasper sat the pumpkin down on the kitchen table. They started by getting a kitchen knife, a big metal spoon, and a marker! Then the process began. They started by cutting a circle out around the stem of the pumpkin, opening up to reveal the pumpkin guts inside. Orange wet goop, and plenty of seeds that Jasper was planning to roast them for a snack. Using the big metal spoon they used it to scoop all the goop and seeds out and placed it all onto a baking sheet. Then they sat it aside for later.

The next step was to pick a face! They wanted it to be spooky and evil looking. So they went with a common face, two triangle eyes and a big smile with sharp shark like teeth. Once they traced the idea out in marker they took a step back and studied it to make sure it was good enough. Taking this time now to take a small break and get a drink of water, shortly returning back to the kitchen table and returning to work. Taking the knife back in hand they used it to carefully carve out the face of this scary pumpkin.

It took a little while to make this pumpkin perfect, but when they were finished they grabbed a little tealight candle and the pumpkin and walked back outside onto the porch. They sat the pumpkin down on the steps, sat the tealight inside and lit it up! Then they placed the top back on the pumpkin and excitedly stepped back to see it in all it's glory, and it was indeed perfect! The glowing of its eyes and twisted grin added to the spookiness. Jasper felt a bit of pride at their creation, placing their hands on their hips and puffing out their chest. Their tail wagged happily.