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 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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Story (PDF):
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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iTunes:
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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iTunes:
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Story (PDF):
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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iTunes:
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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http://www.thefightingmoose.com/
Blog
https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/
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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http://www.thefightingmoose.com/
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https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/
Story (PDF):
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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http://www.thefightingmoose.com/
Blog
https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/
Story (PDF):
It's definitely getting closer to summer, I'm seeing a lot of groundhogs around my house. Today, we read the story “The Haughty Ground Hog” from the book “Among the Forest People” written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.
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http://www.thefightingmoose.com/
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https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/
Story (PDF):
When your son get's called a bat for the way he is jumping around, you should read a bat story! Today, we read the story “When Old Mr. Bat Got His Wings” from the book “Mother West Wind 'When' Stories” written by Thornton W. Burgess.
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http://www.thefightingmoose.com/
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https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/
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Spring has sprung if you see a Robin! That's not necessarily true, at least here in Michigan. Check out the article below that comes from Michigan State University for more information! Today, we read the story titled “The Young Robin Who Was Afraid to Fly” which comes to us from the book “Among the Meadow People” written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.
“American Robins: Harbinger of Spring or year-round resident?” - Michigan State ...
Today is Episode 514! That's crazy I've read that many stories! Today, we read “The Fish and The Ring” which comes to us from the book “English Fairy Tales” collected by Joseph Jacobs.
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Story (PDF):
http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode449.pdf
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Baseball season has started! Today, we are going to read two short poems about baseball. The titles of the poems are “Sunday Baseball” and “The Umpire's Home.” Both of these poems are from the book titled “Right Off the Bat” written by William Kirk.
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iTunes:
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In between recording and publishing, I found I made an error. Today's story “Johnny-Cake” comes to us from the book “English Fairy Tales” edited by Joseph Jacobs, and not “The Crimson Fairy Book” edited by Andrew Lang.
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Johnny Cake Recipe and Short History
https://www.thekitchn.com/johnny-cakes-recipe-23126601/
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When asked about what some of the past presidents of the United States have done, I couldn't give an answer for a lot of them. So today, we learn about James Madison from the book titled “Lives of the Presidents” written by Jean Remy.
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Story (PDF):
After observing a lunar eclipse this morning, I figured why not do a moon story. Today, we read the story titled “Rabbit and The Moon-Man” written by Cyrus MacMillan and comes from the book titled “Canadian Fairy Tales.”
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Story (PDF):
Right now I'm reading a book titled “Star Splitter” written by Matthew J. Kirby. In the book they reference the poem “The Star-Splitter” written by Robert Frost. That's what we are going to read today.
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Story (PDF):
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