My Stories
Below is a list of stories I perform. Happy browsing!
Folk Tales and Original Tales
Sir Frederick, the DragonSir Frederick has to always be the best at everything. No other dragon can best him. When he finally has it all, he is still not happy. Finally he meets a dragon just as great as himself. And he learns what it means to be a friend.
Dermond McCarty and the Legend of the Blarney StoneThis original legend offers its listeners a possibility of how the Blarney Stone came to get its magic.
Old MacDonald grew PotatoesOld MacDonald has a big problem, I mean a big potato and it will take all of his friends and a good deal of thinking to solve this problem. A great participatory story for all those wiggling souls.
First Man
A Wampanoag Tribe Story about First Man and what knowledge he learns on his first day.
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The Pirate's TreasureGrey Beard, the pirate hates being a pirate. When he decides to change occupations, a suspicious farmer offers him a treasured deal.
"[Pirates!] was funny and cool."
-East Elementary 4th grade students, St. George, UT "All of my kids commented on how great the pirate story was." -Grace Rex, Scera Park Elementary, Orem, UT Fair, Fair, Life's not fairThis trickster folk tale is found in many cultures. And it asks the question, "What is really fair?"
The Lion MakersTaken from the Panchatantra, this story comes from India. Three learned Brahman take it upon themselves to 'educate' a fourth Brahman on the virtues of academic knowledge. Ingnoring the common sense advice the fourth Brahman gives them, they find their future, limited. A story that illuminates the difference between academic knowledge and plain old common sense.
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Halloween Tales
Rhonda the Witch and her Magical FarmRhonda, my neighbor, is a witch. But one magical evening while looking for dinner, she discovers she has more magic living in her back yard than she ever imagined.
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HoobayahsDeep in the darkest forests, there once lived hideous creatures called Hoobayahs. Their favorite food: Children. But little dog Terpie is not going to let them get his precious girl.
The Ghost of Sifty Sifty SamChef Dan takes on the challenge of ridding a haunted house of the Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam.
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Family Stories
Grandma's PiesGrandma's pies were famous in my family. At reunions now, people still want her recipe. Here is the story of how Grandma gave me the gift of her pies.
Order in the CourtOn a hot July day when I was 8, the tooth I had put under my pillow for the tooth fairy disappeared during the day. I was determined to bring the thieves--my teasing brothers--to justice.
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Joy to the World, a Christmas in CTMy mother loved to sing. She had all of us singing as soon as we spoke. When asked to think of my favorite Christmas song, I think of this story.
Bowling is a Contact SportYou remember, don't you, when you went bowling and the highlight of the evening was hanging your fingers over the puff of air put there to 'dry' the sweat off your hands? Move over arm chair bowling. We are ready to break out in a sweat somewhere else besides our finger tips.
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Love and Marriage Stories
The Spinning WheelIn this tale from Scotland, a couple deeply in love hit a stumbling block in their marriage in the form of a spinning wheel. The famous wee folk come to the rescue in an unexpected way.
Burglar BoldIn her day and time, Grandma Lillie was considered an old maid before she got married. This is the song I remember her singing to me when I was a child about an OLD maid.
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Tiger's WhiskersA young wife finds that her husband who has just returned from war no longer has any love in his heart for her. She begs the local wise man to make a love potion for her. He agrees if she will obtain a whisker from a tiger. Doing all that she can to obtain the whisker, she finds a strength she didn't know she had.
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