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Joyce Slater
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Story of the Month: The Hen and the Apple Tree
One October day, a Hen looked out her window. She saw an apple tree growing in her backyard. "Now that is odd." said the Hen. "I am...
Chester Weems
Dec 23, 20246 min read
I'll Fly Away
by Chester Weems Did you ever love a Mule? Me either, but I think I knew one once. I have a sort of memory from childhood. My brother...
Amy Prater
Nov 10, 20245 min read
Story of the Month: One Brave Girl
by Amy Prater Once there was a little girl named Ella. Her mother was sending her to market alone and they were discussing the journey....
Perin Stifel
Oct 6, 20246 min read
The Great Salt Truck Massacre
by Perrin Stiffel (Tied for 1st place, 2024 Missouri Liars Contest, written category) The following is true to the best of my memory. Our...
Diann Joy Bank
Aug 7, 20243 min read
Encore Story of the Month: Who Goes First into Heaven
As retold by Diann Joy Bank from her book, A Pot of Mitzvot: 18 Jewish Folktales The gate angel in heaven stood at the entrance holding...
Diann Joy Bank
Aug 7, 20243 min read
G-d's Dilemma
A note from our President: Diann Bank was so much a part of the St. Louis storytelling world. I attended and told stories at the St....
Diann Joy Bank
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Story of the Month: Who Goes First into Heaven
As retold by Diann Joy Bank from her book, A Pot of Mitzvot: 18 Jewish Folktales The gate angel in heaven stood at the entrance holding...
Joyce Slater
May 14, 20244 min read
Story of the Month: Pig Boy
Pig Boy, or, One Hundred Kisses Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen Once upon a time, there was a Prince who decided to marry. He could...
Joyce Slater
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Story of the Month: Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
A Nigerian Folktale There was once an old woman who was very poor and lived in a small mud hut thatched with mats made from the leaves of...
Fran Stallings
Mar 13, 20242 min read
The Frogs' Advice
by Fran Stallings A country boy had a girlfriend who lived on the other side of a lake that was surrounded by marsh land. Usually he...
Perin Stifel
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Story of the Month: Liz Has Fun & Marilyn Saves the Day" A Personal Experience Story by Perrin Stifel from Estate Sales Stories
(I have conducted estate sales since 1976. My company, Mansion Sales, helps a family sell the contents of their home when someone dies or...
Joyce Slater
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Story of the Month: The Feast
There was once a chief who decided that he wanted to give a party for his entire kingdom. Everyone was invited. He would provide all the...
Joyce Slater
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Story of the Month: The Elves and the Shoemaker
There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all he...
Joyce Slater
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Story of the Month: The Two Goats
Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which...
Linda Kuntz
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Story of the Month: The Scarecrow
by Linda Kuntz I live on a small farm, far out in the country. Every year, my dad puts outscarecrows in our fields because he thinks...
Joyce Slater
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Story of the Month: The Birdwatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock
A birdcatcher was about to sit down to a dinner of herbs when a friend unexpectedly came in. The bird- trap was quite empty, as he had...
Joyce Slater
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Story of the Month: Mother Goose and Mary's Lamb
Many suppose Mother Goose to be an imaginary personage, but she was a real woman, and her maiden name was Elizabeth Foster. She was born...
Karen Nelson
May 31, 20231 min read
Story of the Month: Along Came a Spider
From the book "After Ever After" by Karen Nelson They had called her “Miss Muffet” many years ago. They thought it funny, her running...
Joyce Slater
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Story of the Month: Ma Complains about the Outhouse
Minnie and Arthur lived in a log cabin with an outhouse just down the trail from the house. One day Ma stomped into the house and slammed...
Joyce Slater
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Story of the Month: Morning Sunrise
A man in one of the villages had a very beautiful daughter. She was so lovely that people called her “Morning Sunrise.” Every young man...