Da Halloween vor der Tür steht, habe ich mal nach englischen Sprüchen gesucht.

Am bekanntesten dürfte dieser hier sein:

Trick or treat, smell my feet
Or give me something nice to eat.

Der folgende scheint schon sehr alt zu sein:

Halloween is coming
The geese are getting fat
Please put a penny
in the oul’ man’s hat.
If ye hinnae got a penny
A haep’ny will do
If ye hinnae got a haep’ny,
then God bless you
And your oul’ man too.

Five Little Pumpkin Sitting On A Gate

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said,
“Oh my, it’s getting late.”
The second one said,
“But we don’t care.”
The third one said,
“I see witches in the air.”
The fourth one said,
“Let’s run, and run, and run.”
The fifth one said,
“Get ready for some fun.”
Then whoosh went the wind,
And out went the lights,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!
(Author Unknown)

Spooks

There’s a goblin at my window,
A monster by my door.
The pumpkin at my table
Keeps on smiling more and more.
There’s a ghost who haunts my bedroom,
A witch whose face is green.
They used to be my family,
Till they dressed for Halloween.
(by Sandra Liatsos)

Der große Shakespeare sagte einst über Halloween:

‘Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.
(William Shakespeare)