This is a list of the stories I told at camp. Over the years I've put some of my stories down on paper. It has been a long since I've looked them over, so it'll be fun (for me) to take a look at them. As times goes by I'll attach the stories to this list so you can enjoy them if like. Remember to believe!   

 

STORIES (Original Mtn Mike Stories are Italicize)

• A Stitch in Time Saved (Chris) Nines

• Alligator Shoes

• Amazon Frog, The (Pam, non-stick spray)

• Bats, The

• Be Bold (aka Mr. Fox) - For a nutshell version of the story with the ending I preferred click:

  • Be Bold (Nutshell)

• Be Nice (An old Irish Tale)

• Bear Tracks (AKA Scientists can Make a Nice Meal)

• Bears of Wonder Valley, The (Inspired from C. Dan Willson's "Over Here, Over Here" story)

• Beast of Bray Road, The  (Elkhorn Werewolf) - Joe Diedrich "Bacchi Stick"?

• Black Hand, The (Harry's original story)

• Boney Fingers and Bloody Lips (A "personalized" version)

• Brick plus Fufu & the Cigar, The

• Buddies and a Body - Billy, Snickers & Jumbo (Digging for worms)

• Cats and the Rat Goblin (The Boy Who Drew Cats)

• Christian Bear, The (a "personalized" version of the attached copy)

• Christian Bear and 8FTPPPG Combo Story

• Claw, The (As told by "Tripper" in the movie Meatballs. AKA The Hook)

• Coffin, The (Vicks Formula 44)

• Construction Paper

• Dead Eye and Slewfoot the Bear (C. Dan story)

• Detour to Christmas

• E. F. Mutton (When E.F. Mutton speaks people listen)

• Eight Foot Tall Pink Passion Purple Gorilla, The (a "personalized" version)

• Exploding Frog, The (Bigger than this?)

• Falling Rocks (Indian boy gets lost)

• Fifty Years Ago (Old camp staff photo)

• Finger Stories, My Missing

• First Fire and the First Man Fired, The

• Fourth Wish, The (Armadillo and the 4 Leaf Clover)

• Fred the Frog and Dodge City

• Ghost of Mable's Gables, The ("Boo Baby" - By Jim May)

• Giving Tree, The - by Shel Silverstein

• Goin' on A Lion (or Bear or Treasure) Hunt

• Golden Rope, the

• Good Knight (Need to trick witch to break her spell into saying "Good Night")

• Goodwinkies, The

• Harley Applewhite, Triple Eagle Scout ("Hard Ships")

• Heart that Wouldn't Die, The

• Herman and Margarete (a Jay O'Callahan story)

• Hounds of Honey Creek, The (Ghost Creek)

• Hunter and the Lion, The (Lousy shot and lousy leaper)

• Hyena & the Ox (Jay O'Callahan story)

• I'm Gonna Fall (Beans Story)

• Indian Who Remembered Everything, The (Eggs)

• Isle of Toni, The (See "Goodwinkies" & "Killoggs" - Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes: "They're great!")

• It Floats (Ivory Soap)

• It was all around me! (My belt)

• It's Loose! (My shoe string)

• Jeb Johnson (Suppose to Invent a Cure For Cancer)

• Jimmy, The Jumping Mouse

• KGOD

• King Arthur and the White Knight (What do women really want? Sovereignty: The freedom to choose & the power to act on it.)

• Last Painter, The (Panther story)

• Laser of Life, The

• Legend of Phantom Lake, The (The story about the Phantom keeping Phantom Lake safe)

• Let Go of My Leggo (Australian Croc bites my leg)

• Let Your Pages Do The Walking (Thru the Yellow Pages)

• Lightening Bug and the Bear, The

• Little Dragon, The (Jay O'Callahan story. I heard him tell this tale at the Illinois Storytelling Festival and was thoroughly captivated.)

• Martin, the Fiddler

• Minnesota Ghost Driver, The

• Monk and the Bear, The - by Leo Buscaglia (Thank you Mike Kinziger!)

• My Friend, His Tennis Shoes & the Bear (a "personalized" version)

• My Job at the Zoo (Orangutan Story - a "personalized" version)

• Night Grabbers

• Night of the Mosquitoes, The

• O. Henry Stories

• Ollie and Sven (Lumberjacks)

• Out of Gass

• Over Here, Over Here (C. Dan bear story)

• Paradise Springs, The Story of ("Bring a pebble" - Dave O., Dirty Harry & Mt Mike collaborative story)

• "Peer" Pressure (Monster dies from crushing pier)

• Phantom Bull, The (New land)

• Phantom of Phantom Lake, The (The local story - different than the "Legend")

• Phantom Phoneline, The

• Pink Foot, The (aka, The Big Foot)

• Pirate Story - Wooden leg, steal hook & eye patch (sea gull poop)

• Pitch Runner, When I was a Yankee - Meeting Ruth and Gehrig (Time traveler)

• Pulling Your Leg (Great Grandpa's Metal Leg)

• Quicker, The (Bounty, the Quicker picker upper)

• Rapping Paper (a "personalized" version)

• Relievo (Last boy dresses up as the school janitor and sneaks into the "jail")

• Rikki Tikki Tavi (Kipling story)

• Ringing, The

• Rise! (Dr. Do-a-lot & Aren't You Hungry?)

• Russian Bear, The (Jay O'Callahan story)

• Sam, the Knife (Harry's college film)

• Shuffling Feet, The

• Snap, Crackle & Pop

• Sword and the Cemetery, The (Unsure of the author)

• The "Bronze" Plaque (A Planet's Grave-marker on Mars)

• The Boy and His Grandfather (Wisdom & Age)

• The Dragon and Listerine (Dragon Breath)

• There's Always Room for Jello

• Three Sisters, The (Maxum, Mixum)

• Tilly and the 8 Stairs

• Tip Toe Through the Two-Lips (Gigantic Mouth in Cave)

• Turn Me Over

• Turtle Warrior (Caya Nichi Hey Ho)

• Twenty Foot Rabbit, The (My first original story, 1977)

• Two Guys and the Talking Frog (Frog Wish)

• Ugly Squirrel Hunter, The (a "personalized" version)

• Very Smart Hunting Dog, The (Dig Worms)

• Wait 'til Charlie Gets Here (The Cat Story)

• Want to Play a Game? (Of tether-ball - Gremlin-Monkey on top of the tent)

• Warren Pease

  • Inspiration for this story came to me as I rang the camp bell to announce it was time to gather for the session's opening night evening program at the lodge. 

• Where's My Big Toe?

• Who's the King of All the Animals? (Lion or Elephant)

• Why Are There No Bears at Phantom Lake?

• Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears?

• Wiley and the Hairy Man (There are several versions. I had my own adaptation based on a version I heard at the Illinois Storytelling Festival.)