Harvey the ghost was sad. He wanted a friend to play with, but each time he went to find one everybody ran away.
He didn"t mean to scare them, but of course most boys and girls are frightened of ghosts. Harvey tried telling them he wouldn"t hurt them, but they were so scared they all hid from him. Being a ghost is no fun at all, he thought.
He was just wondering where he could find a friend when he heard a man whistling round the corner. Quiet at first, but getting louder every second. Then Harvey saw the man. It was Postman Mike, who popped letters through everyone"s letterboxes. Everyone"s except Harvey"s, that is. No-one ever wrote to Harvey.
“Mike"s everyone"s friend,” thought Harvey. “I"m sure he"ll be a chum for me.”
Postman Mike was a short tubby man with a round jolly face. He
