An interesting story...

The following story is from the book Short and Scary, a book of very short scary stories, by Louise Cooper.
I've typed it in how it's written in the book.

Do you believe in fairies?

Two children were playing under an apple tree.

"Do you believe in fairies?" asked one.

The other child shook his head and opened his mouth to say, "No."

But before he could speak, the first child cried,

"Don't! You've got to say that you do believe, cos every time 

someone says they don't, a fairy dies!"

"Oh!" said the other child. "All right then." And he 

added in a loud voice, "I believe in fairies."

Up in a high branch of the apple tree, two fairies 

breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was close!" said one.

"It was," agreed the other, and looked thoughtful. "I

wonder if it works the other way round?"

"What do you mean?" The first fairy was curious.

"Let's try it," said the other fairy. And in a voice too

tiny for the children to hear, she said: "I don't believe in

children!"

One child gave a choking gasp and dropped dead in the grass.

The fairies grinned evilly. "This is going to be fun!"

they said.

Well... Hope you enjoyed it!

(I don't believe in homework)