The Big Toe

The Big Toe is the first story in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, as well as the first story overall.

Overview
While digging in his garden, a boy found a big toe in the ground. After a few attempts at pulling it out, he realized the toe was stuck. After pulling harder, he finally got it out of the ground. When he brought it to her mother, they cut it up and ate it with their soup.

That night, the boy kept hearing a voice asking "Where is my toe?," with the voice getting closer each time. When the voice got too close, he hid under the bedspread. Once in his room, the voice stopped, and screamed at the boy that he had it.

Alternate ending
After hearing the voice, the boy finds a strange creature in his chimney. After asking it a series of questions, the creature eats the boy.

The boy
The boy is the main protagonist of the story. In his image from the book, he appears to be a young boy, however in the film version, he looks a little older. Both versions appear to have dark hair. He is haunted by an unknown creature after finding and eating it's toe.

The creature
The creature is a creature of unknown origins. After it's toe was stolen, it hunts down and attacks the boy to attempt to get it's toe back. While it's never seen in the main story, it's described in the alternate ending as having big eyes, big claws, a big mouth, and long, sharp teeth. In the film adaption, the creature appears to have a deformed, human-like appearance with wiry, black hair. It hunts down the boy after he steals and eats it's toe.

Minor characters

 * The boy's mother appears, eating the soup and toe with the boy and her husband.
 * The boy's father appears, eating the soup and toe with the boy and his wife.

Notes and trivia

 * The Big Toe, including a live-action version of the boy and the creature, was featured in a teaser for the film adaption of the series.

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