Johnny Cade and Dally Winston were best friends ever since they first met. they loved each other like brothers. when Johnny dies Dally is hurt and heart broken and he promised Johnny that he would never forget and he would see him everyday. one day when Dally comes to visit Johnny's grave he finds a red fern growing on Johnny's grave. and he remember reading where the red fern grows to Johnny.
Dallas Winston loved Halloween. if he could he would make it Halloween all year round. every year the Curtis's always had a Halloween party . and every year they had a story telling time. where each one would get up in front of everyone and tell ghost stories every year Dally always told the story of the headless horseman. but nobody would ever dreamed that the story of the headless horseman would come to life. but one night the youngest greasers would find out that Dally's story of the headless horseman has came to life. Johnny and Ponyboy would find out for them selves that Dally's story of the headless horseman has come to life