Halloween is a time for excitement and fun, but the children playing in the fields have such a great fright when they see the Old Beacon Pumpkin glowing in the dusk, and all they can do is run. It seems the Old Beacon Pumpkin only wants to be a friend. When he sees the havoc he is causing, it takes him a while to convince the children that he is only there to guide them and keep them safe on Halloween.