Can you share a simple short ghost story?

One short ghost story is about a little girl who lived in an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises on her bedroom window. One night, she peeked through the curtain and saw a pale hand with long, sharp nails. She screamed and when her parents came, there was nothing there. But the scratching continued every night.

Once upon a time, there were 3 apples on a tree. A little boy picked 1 apple. So, there were 2 apples left on the tree.

Sure. Once there was a little boy named Tom. He found a lost puppy on his way home. Tom took the puppy to his house and gave it some food. He then made a sign to find the puppy's owner. Eventually, the owner saw the sign and came to take the puppy back, and he thanked Tom a lot.

Once, a boy was camping in the woods with his family. In the middle of the night, he heard a faint whispering sound outside his tent. He peeked out and saw a misty figure floating between the trees. It was a ghostly hunter from long ago who got lost in those woods. The boy was scared but realized the ghost meant no harm as it just disappeared into the night.

Well, one could be about a person who stays alone in an old house and starts hearing strange noises at night.

Sure. There's a story about a cemetery. At midnight, people say that if you walk through it, you can hear whispers. These whispers are thought to be the ghosts of the people buried there, sharing their secrets from beyond the grave.

Sure. One story could be about a little girl who saw a strange white figure in her attic at night. Every time she went up there, she felt a cold chill. One day, she found an old diary that told of a girl who had died in the attic long ago, and she realized the figure might be that girl's spirit.

One simple scary ghost story is about an old abandoned house. A girl was dared to go inside at night. As she entered, she heard strange whispers. The air turned cold, and she saw a shadowy figure in the corner. She ran out as fast as she could, but she felt like something was chasing her all the way home.

Once upon a time, a young girl walked alone in an old cemetery at night. She heard a soft moan. As she turned around, she saw a faint white figure floating among the tombstones. Frightened, she ran. When she looked back, the figure was gone. But she could still feel a cold presence following her all the way home.

A young boy was camping in the woods. He woke up in the middle of the night to see a strange shadowy figure hovering near his tent. He was terrified. As it got closer, he noticed it was his friend who had put on a white sheet to play a prank on him. It was a short and funny ghost - like encounter that scared him at first but made him laugh later.