The Fighting Moose
A podcast where we retell stories, some historical and some fictional, that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from the little baby lying in their crib, to the grandparents watching these babies.
Episodes
I think I found a new Kingfisher the other day. He was in a spot where I haven't seen them before so I will say it's a new bird but I'm not 100% sure. Today, we read the story “Why the Kingfisher Always Wears a War-Bonnet” from the book “Indian Why Stories” written by Frank B. Linderman.
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Do you remember the blue light special at Kmart? Well, today we have a story about a blue light, but it's not about a blue light special. Today, we read the story titled “The Blue Light” from the book “Grimms' Fairy Tales” written by the Brothers Grimm.
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...Ever played the game marbles? Yes, then maybe you will hear about a variation you want to try. No, then maybe you will be inspired to try it out. Today, we read the story titled “Marbles: Where Made; Terms of the Game; Different Games; How to Acquire Skill” from the book “Healthful Sports for Boys” written by Alfred Rochefort.
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...Let's continue on today with the next chapter of “Motor Boats Boys on the Great Lakes” written by Louis Arundel. This chapter is titled “George Waits for His Chums.”
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http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode469.pdf
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After a recent trip to Mackinac Island, why not read a story about Mackinac Island? Today, we read the story “Tied up at Mackinac Island” from the book “Motor Boats Boys on the Great Lakes” written by Louis Arundel.
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I seem to never see meteor showers when they are present but if I was on the moon, I would probably see them. Today, we read the story titled “Pelting Stones” which comes to us from the book “Young Visitor to Mars” written by Richard Elam.
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Let's do another story about Koskomenos with the story “Kingfisher's Kindergarten” from the book “A Little Brother to the Bear” written by William Long.
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Story (PDF):
http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode466.pdf
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I thought that Rattles the Kingfisher had moved out of the area but the other day, I saw him. So today, we are going to read the story titled “How Kos-Ko-Menos, the Kingfisher, Won His Belt” from the book “Wild Kindred” written by Jean Thompson.
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The other day I saw Old Mr. Toad on the sidewalk by my back door. So today, we read the story titled “How Old Mr. Toad Learned to Sing” which comes to us from the book “Mother West Wind 'How' Stories” written by Thornton W. Burgess.
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iTunes:
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I have no idea how I got to today's story but I found this story titled “King Grisly-Beard” from the book “Grimms' Fairy Tales” written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
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Story (PDF):
http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode463.pdf
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Let's read about a momma bear and her two cubs with the story “The Three Bears of Porcupine Ridge” which comes to us from the book “The Three Bears of Porcupine Ridge” written by Jean Thompson.
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Let's read about another friend as we read about the beaver with the story “How a Beaver Builds His House” from the book “The Animal Story Book” edited by Andrew Lang.
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/
Story (PDF):
http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode461.pdf
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Today, we read about an animal that is crazy as a loon, in fact, he is a loon! We read the story titled “Where Dippy the Loon Got the Name of Being Crazy” from the book “Mother West Wind 'Where' Stories” written by Thornton W. Burgess.
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Today, we read a poem about one of my most favorite animals and one of the animals I hope to see at Isle Royale National Park. We read the poem titled “The Song of the Moose” which comes to us from the book “Famous Frontiersmen” written by Charles Johnston.
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As we draw near to our backpacking trip at Isle Royale National Park, I will be reading some stories about animal friends whom I wish to see. Today, we read the story “Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends” from the book “Mother West Wind's Children” written by Thornton W. Burgess.
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So today is a continuation, I think, of the story we did last time. If you remember, it kind of left you hanging at the end. So today, we read the story titled “The Good Little Cranes Who Were Bad” from the book “Among the Pond People” written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.
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I wanted to do a story about Longlegs the Heron but I think I have read all I have available. So I turned to fellow Michigander Clara Dillingham Pierson and she didn't have any heron stories, only crane stories. So today, we read the story “The Dance of the Sand-Hill Cranes” from her book titled “Among the Pond People.”
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When you find a spider in the shower, you have to read a story about a spider! Today, we read the story titled “The Little Spider's First Web” which comes to us from the book “Among the Meadow People” written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.
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Story (PDF):
Baseball clubs, circus', and being nice. What's better than that? Today, we read the story titled “The Van Bibber Baseball Club” from the book “Stories for Boys” written by Richard Harding Davis.
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I feel like Peter Rabbit in this story as I seem to always be looking for Rattles the Kingfisher. Today, we read the story titled “Some Feathered Diggers” from the book “The Burgess Bird Book for Children” written by Thornton W. Burgess.
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