The Fighting Moose

It seems Johnny Chuck and his family are all over the place right now and after reading today's story, I think I know why. Today, let's see if we come to the same conclusion as we read the story "How it Happens Johnny Chuck Sleeps All Winter" from the book "Mother West Wind 'How' Stories" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepod...

Last week we just had our season opening for high school football. So let's read a story about "The First Game." This story comes to us from the book "The Winning Touchdown" written by Lester Chadwick.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): ht...

With school coming up, people are doing some clothes shopping. In today's story, which I'm sure a lot of people are familiar with, we see an emperor who loves clothes. Today, we read the story titled "The Emperor's New Suit" from the book "Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen."   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itun...

Coming up in about two weeks is the start of school here in Michigan. So I figured why not read a story about school to get us ready. Today we read the story "Some of the Qualities Essential to the most Successful School Life" from the book "Putting the Most Into Life" written by Booker T Washington.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/  ...

We went on a cruise last week and I found a book about "The Ship-Dwellers" written by Albert Bigelow Paine. However, the story doesn't really have to do with a cruise but with "The Holy City."   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.t...

I think it would be cool to swim with sharks one day. I don't know if it will ever happen. Until then, we should all try to do our part in saving the sharks as their population is in decline. While we are saving the sharks, let's read the story titled "A True Shark Story" from the book "Idylls of the Sea" written by Frank Bullen.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefighti...

I have no idea what the rainfall has been this year but I feel like we are way above what we normally get. So today, we are going to read the story titled "The Day of the Great Storm" from the book titled "Among the Meadow People" written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/...

The other night, Grace, our dog, wanted to say hi to Johnny Chuck but Johnny wanted to fight. So today, we are going to read the story "Johnny Chuck's Great Fight" from the book "Mother West Wind's Children" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moos...

Following a visit to a museum and the celebration of July 4 th , I figured we should get a little patriotic and read some poems. We will read the poem "The American Flag" written by Joseph Rodman Drake and "Sheridan's Ride" from Thomas Buchanan Read. Both of these stories come from the book "Poems of American Patriotism" compiled by Brander Matthews.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   B...

After buying my motorcycle, I had to name it. I named her "Calypso." Now I tend to think of Calypso as she is portrayed in Pirates of the Caribbean but today, we read a story that tells of her interactions with Odysseus with the story "Odysseus on the Island of Calypso" from the book "Odysseus, The Hero of Ithaca" written by Mary Burt.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://the...

When you buy a motorcycle, you read a story about a motorcycle. Today, we read the story "The Forged Telegram" from the book "Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer" written by J.W. Duffield.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefigh...

A lady walking her dogs talks about him and then you see him the next day, you must read a story about him. Who is him? Jimmy Skunk of course. Today, we read the story "An Independent Family" from the book "The Burgess Animal Book for Children" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.a...

The other night John and I were watching bats fly around the backyard. While watching the bats, he asked for an episode about Flitter. So today, we read the story "Why Flitter the Bat Flies at Night" from the book "Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes...

This is the audiobook of "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   YouTube: https://youtu.be/IB4YUOx7FjU   Book: "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46951   Music/Audio: Artist – Analog by Nature http://dig.ccmixter.org/pe...

Today, we finishing reading the last 4 chapters we haven't read of "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" which was written by our old friend Thornton W. Burgess and read chapters 13 to 16.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Reading List: http://www.thefightin...

Today, we read the next 4 chapter of "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" which was written by our old friend Thornton W. Burgess and read chapters 9 to 12.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   Bo...

Today, we read the next 4 chapter of "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" which was written by our old friend Thornton W. Burgess and read chapters 5 to 8. Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTu...

Today, we head to the other end of the book "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" which was written by our old friend Thornton W. Burgess and read chapters 1 to 4.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pd...

I've been wanting to do a Buster Bear story for a while but I had to go find one in a book about one of our other Green Forest and Green Meadow friends. We read the last 8 chapters of the book "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" which was written by our old friend Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itun...

I like to watch the bees going in and out of the bee hive. It's very therapeutic. Today, we read the story "A Swarm Leaves the Bee Tree" from the book "Among the Forest People" written by Clara Dillingham Pierson.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Sto...

Little Dude wanted to hear a train story so here we are. Today, we read the story titled "A Leap from the Train" which comes to us from the book "A Train Boy" written by Horatio Alger Jr.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefig...

Baseball season is here! If you have ever watched a baseball season, whether it be majors all the way down to T-ball, you can probably relate to this poem. Today, we read the poem "A Fan's Diary" which comes to us from the book "Base-ball Ballads" written by Grantland Rice.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.app...

We started releasing our Mason Bees yesterday after church. It was cool because I don't know if I have ever seen them come out of their cocoons yet or not and John loved it. So today, we are going to read the story "First Flight" which comes to us from the book "The Adventures of Maya the Bee" written by Waldemar Bonsels.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosep...

Who is the best worker in all the animal kingdom? Why the beaver of course! Today, we read a story about how Mr. Beaver got his tail with the story "Why Paddy the Beaver Has a Broad Tail" which comes to us from the book "Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories" written by Thornton W. Burgess.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://...

After visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I figured I should do a racing story. Today, we read "Racing an Airship" which comes to us from the book "Bert Wilson's Two Cylinder Racer" written by J.W. Duffield.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Sto...