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Decisions

June 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

DECISIONS written by Debbie Williamson Mountain Mike became ill one winter, while he was living by himself in his cabin in British Columbia, Canada. A neighbour had stopped by just shortly after the illness began and found Mountain Mike all curled up in bed with nothing to eat. "Thank you for looking after me," Mountain Mike said to Ernie, his neighbour. "I really appreciate it." "That is what neighbours are for," said Ernie. Soon after his illness, Mountain Mike received an unexpected visitor. "Mother!" exclaimed Mountain Mike, when he opened the front door to the cabin. "What are you doing here?" "Get your winter coat on," said his Mother, entering the cabin. "You are coming home with me." "No Mother," said Mountain Mike. "I am staying right here." "You could have died up here all by yourself," said Mother. … Read entire article »

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Wild Cougar

October 31st, 2010 | Add a Comment

WILD COUGAR written by Debbie Williamson "I'm hungry and I want something to eat and I want it now!'' screamed the hungry cougar from his den. The cougar walked toward the doorway and stood looking out over the snow-covered mountains. It was a crisp cold morning. The trees and ground were covered with frost. ''It is too cold out here,'' said the cougar, walking back into the warmth of his den. "I guess I'll have to break out my stash of food,'' said the cougar, who was referring to some food he had stored away for a rainy day. ''Gee Mr. Cougar,'' said a loud voice from outside his den. ''I sure wish I had some food to eat. I'm starving.'' The cougar knew who's voice that was, right away. ''Mr. Wolf,'' said the cougar. ''I don't have … Read entire article »

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Story 603 – Summer Vacation with Puddles

February 14th, 2010 | 2 Comments

SUMMER VACATION WITH PUDDLES written by Debbie Williamson Puddles wants to go on a summer vacation and his friend Steven is going to come with him. He wants to go to the mountains in British Columbia, Canada. One morning, bright and early, Puddles and Steven are all packed and ready to go. They have brought a tent, sleeping bags, a cook stove and a cooler, plus a digital camera and a pair of binoculars. There are plenty of sights to see in BC so they wanted to be prepared. “Are you ready?” asked Puddles, getting into the driver’s seat of the van. “I’m ready,” said Steven, waving goodbye to his Grandma. “So when do we get to the mountains?” Steven asked as Puddles pulled out of the driveway. “It takes about 4 or 5 days,” said Puddles. “Wow!” … Read entire article »

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Story 586 – A Relaxing Mother’s Day

February 11th, 2010 | 2 Comments

A RELAXING MOTHER’S DAY written by Debbie Williamson Poor Mountain Mother was sitting on her couch on Mother’s Day. She was relaxing, reading her newspaper. “Come on,” said Poor Mountain Sister, coming up the stairs from the basement. “We have things to do today for Poor Mountain Mother.” “I know,” said Poor Mountain Brother, waiting at the top of the stairs for his sister. “I’ve been upstairs cleaning my bedroom.” “Good,” said Poor Mountain Sister. “Now we have to clean up the kitchen.” Poor Mountain Mother took her newspaper and went out to the front porch and sat down out there. She was just starting to relax when Poor Mountain Father fired up the lawnmower and started cutting the grass. Poor Mountain Mother waved at Poor Mountain Father and then decided she would take her newspaper down … Read entire article »

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Story 579 – Sammy Salmon

February 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

SAMMY SALMON written by Debbie Williamson One bright, sunny day, Sammy Salmon was swimming in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. He loved the ocean because it was so vast and clean. His whole family lived in the ocean and have lived there for many years. Sammy always heard stories about the long treacherous trip that each family member would have to take every fall. Sammy was looking forward to this trip because he had a sense of adventure in him. He had always heard about the great waterfalls, mountains and rivers that he would see. This fall was going to be Sammy’s first trip. He was very excited about it. Sammy’s grandfather came to speak to see me the morning of the trip. ” I see you are ready for the trip,” … Read entire article »

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Story 559 – Poor Mountain Father Forgets Valentine’s Day

February 7th, 2010 | Add a Comment

POOR MOUNTAIN FATHER FORGETS VALENTINE’S DAY written by Debbie Williamson The sun was shining bright through the kitchen window. It was going to be a beautiful day. Poor Mountain Mother was inside the log cabin, putting the freshly baked Valentine’s Day cookies in the cookie jar. She was very excited and jittery. Valentine’s Day only comes once a year and it is a time that she always spends with her family. Poor Mountain Sister and Poor Mountain Brother were just on their way out the door to catch the school bus. “Gee Poor Mountain Mother looks so happy and cheery this morning,” commented Poor Mountain Sister. “I know,” said Poor Mountain Brother. “After all it is Valentine’s Day.” “Yes,” said Poor Mountain Sister. “She always gets so excited on Valentine’s Day.” “I know,” said Poor Mountain Brother, … Read entire article »

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Buttercups

February 7th, 2010 | 3 Comments

BUTTERCUPS written by Debbie Williamson In a field in the mountains of British Columbia, buttercups grow like wild fire. Bright yellow dots can be seen in each direction for miles. It is actually a very pretty sight to see. However, this story is not about the buttercups growing in the field. This story is about what lives among the buttercups. Among the buttercups lives a family of deer. Now, this family of deer are kind of a special family of deer. This family of deer have lived among the buttercups for many generations. In fact, this family of deer are one of the oldest family of deer on our planet. What makes this family of deer so special and why has this family of deer lasted for so many generations? It all boils down … Read entire article »

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Story 550 – Old Newspaper

February 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment

OLD NEWSPAPER written by Debbie Williamson Poor Mountain Mother and Poor Mountain Father were sitting in their log cabin. “Gee,” said Poor Mountain Mother. “It sure was a beautiful day outside today.” “Yes,” said Poor Mountain Father. “Except it would have been nicer if the sun was shining.” “It is supposed to shine tomorrow,” said Poor Mountain Mother. “Really?” asked Poor Mountain Father, laying down his newspaper that he was reading. “Yes,” said Poor Mountain Mother. “At least that is what I read in the paper this morning.” “Are you talking about this paper?” asked Poor Mountain Father, pointing to the paper that he just laid down on the coffee table. “Yes,” said Poor Mountain Mother, recognizing the photograph on the front page. Poor Mountain Father laughed. “What is so funny?” asked Poor Mountain Mother. “Look at the date on that newspaper,” … Read entire article »

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BC Day

February 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment

BC DAY written by Debbie Williamson "Fawn," said Spot. "What are we going to do tomorrow?" "I don't know," said Fawn, playing his favourite computer game. "How about nothing?" "Nothing!" exclaimed Spot. "Are you kidding? Do you not know that tomorrow is a holiday?" "It is?" asked Fawn. "Yes it is," said Spot. "It is BC Day." "Cool," said Fawn. "I like the sound of that holiday, especially since we now live in BC." "Yeah me too," said Spot. "So are we going to do something tomorrow then?" "Sure," said Fawn. "But what?" "Well," said Spot. "Since BC Day is all about a celebration of the pioneers who built this province, I thought we could do something pioneerish." "Sure," said Fawn, laughing. "Like climb a mountain." "Yes," said Spot. "After all the pioneers would have had to climb a lot of mountains … Read entire article »

Filed under: BC Stories, Fawn and Spot Stories

Anticipation

February 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment

ANTICIPATION written by Debbie Williamson Poor Mountain Sister sat in her room, reading her book. She couldn't really concentrate on it because she had other things on her mind. Tomorrow was Poor Mountain Sister's birthday and she was very excited about it. Her mother and father had promised her a birthday party. She thought about how pretty she was going to look at her birthday party in her new dress that Poor Mountain Mother had just sewn for her. She thought about her friends and how she was going to have so much fun with them. She thought about the food and the birthday cake. Oh, Poor Mountain Sister was so excited she couldn't think of anything else. The next morning Poor Mountain Sister got up very early in the morning. She wanted to … Read entire article »

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