In Count Witlaken's haunted house, every joke is extremely dangerous. Because when the Flame-bearer laughs, flames shoot out of his ears! Choose a role and immerse yourself in this thrilling play-reading book at AVI E5 level. Have you ever heard of a Flame-bearer? Probably not, because there is only one. He is trapped inside a painting. And that painting hangs in Count Witlaken's haunted house. A Flame-bearer doesn't seem that dangerous. He doesn't drink blood and he doesn't bite people. He only eats red peppers. And so many, in fact, that flames sometimes shoot out of his ears. Especially when he laughs. Then jets of flame shoot out of his head and destroy everything. So never make a joke near the Flame-bearer. But really, NEVER! Every joke is extremely dangerous around him... Count Witlaken knows that. But do the people who come to his haunted house know that too? Always wanted to act in a play? With a play-reading book, it feels just like you are in a performance. Characters ready? Voices warmed up? Read loud, soft, angrily, or happily. Whatever you feel suits your role. Listen to your reading partner, practice your intonation, and learn how to handle punctuation in this witty play reading book at AVI E5 level. By author Ferry Piekart and illustrator Richard Verschraagen, who previously collaborated on the play reading joke book *De moppen van Graaf Witlaken*.