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The minister of the United States had just purchased the castle of The Canterville. In which its owner Don Canterville announces that the house had been the home of the Canterville family for generations. But he also warned him that the house was haunted by a ghost that bothered the inhabitants and the minister laughed saying that he came from a country called the United States, a modern country where nobody believes in ghost "If Americans really exist, they would have already put it in a museum''

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He ignored the warnings and continued with the purchase of the house, weeks later, Mr. Otiz and his family moved into the castle. The Otiz family consisted of his wife Lucrecia, the eldest son Washington and Virginia of 15 years, finally there was Stars and Stripes, two twins named after the flag of their nation.

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The family arrived at the castle during the summer, but as they approached the sky a great storm appeared and when they entered the house they went to the library and discovered a blood stain on the chimney that had been there for many years.

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Mrs. Otiz quickly began to clean the stain but was interrupted by the housekeeper, the stain had been there for many years, where the one who lived there killed his wife and his ghost haunted the house. Then she cleaned the stain and wanted to show it to the family but she was interrupted by lightning and the housekeeper fainted, the next day the stain continued and they tried and the third time the stain followed.

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Being each member of the family in his room at night. The ghost of Simon, begins to make its first appearances, this spirit is characterized by having a pair of chains that he usually uses as the main tool to spread terror to those who are in the surroundings.

Mr. Otis, somewhat dazed by the noise, offers him machinery oil to stop making so much noise.

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Surprised and angry, the ghost of Canterville runs away from that room with screams that are later more affected when the twins begin to throw pillows at him; This was the first time the ghost's plan was thwarted.

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As if that were not enough, on this occasion, the ghost decides to apply another strategy consisting of armor but the latter is so heavy that the ghost stumbles and the rumble makes the whole family wake up; moment that the twins return to do their antics and throw stones at the ghost, causing him to fall and to whom Lucrecia offers help for some scrapes that were made on the knees.  Then the ghost vanished.

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The ghost decides to wait a few days but not give up his efforts, he was willing to scare them in any way but Virginia, he did not intend to do anything.

The ghost encounters another ghost with whom he intends to make an alliance but later discovers that he is fake and armed by the Otis.

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As time passed, the Otis noticed how the stain was removed but reappeared although of different colors, this seemed very strange to them but one day, the stain turned an emerald green color of striking tone and this was something they liked; As time passed, the Otis noticed how the stain was removed but reappeared although of different colors, this seemed very strange to them but one day, the stain turned an emerald green color of striking tone and this was something they liked; as if it were a decoration.

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The ghost of Canterville continued in its failed attempts and each time tried to go more unnoticed but in the same way they noticed its presence and became a kind of game for the twins.  I even try to scare them more by adopting the form of a headless ghost but this ended up very much for him to the point of getting sick.

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One day of walking with Duke Stilton, the daughter of the Otis tears the dress she was wearing and goes to the castle with the intention of changing clothes but enters through the back door and there she feels a presence that relates to that of her mother but it really is the ghost, although she does not decide to flee but make him talk to him,  But first he claims him because the blood stain was kept in place because the ghost took the girl's temperas to use them in that place.

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Canterville has the conception that a ghost exists to frighten.

The girl and the ghost talk for a while and he earnestly asks for her prayers, because she could no longer even cry and her faith in God. She accepts and this is how the ghost takes Virginia to a secluded place in the castle.

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Virginia's absence alarms the worried family who begins to explore the corners of the home to find her whereabouts.

After the family dinner at about midnight, the girl appears with a box full of jewels that the ghost of Canterville gave her as a token of gratitude for having helped him free himself and be absolved of his sins.

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Virginia went with the family to where the body was and in a window, one of the twins watched as the yard was filled with flowers, which manifested the forgiveness that God granted to Canterville. The jewelry is offered to the seller of the house who is a relative of the deceased Canterville, but it is requested that the box be left to Virginia because she wanted to stay with her.

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However, the seller allowed the girl to keep both the box and the jewelry; no one knew what happened while Virginia was with the ghost, including her husband Duke Stilton; But the truth is that this left him great teachings of life, death and how powerful love is.