Campfire Stories
Note that these stories may not be suitable for all ages. Read the story before taking it to camp to decide if it is appropriate for your youth.
If you have a favourite, please contact ScouterNicholas (You know what goes in here) gmail.com and ask him to upload it in PDF format. Material where the story is still copyrighted will not be uploaded.
You can also check out http://themoonlitroad.com/ for more ghost stories and fold tales with a southern U.S. focus.
A PDF of an old story book for Cubs
The classic story, The Raven by Edgar A. Poe. Read the story beforehand to both determine its suitability to your youth and also to get the rhythm of it- it is meant to be spoken aloud.
The classic story, The Raven by Edgar A. Poe. Read the story beforehand to both determine its suitability to your youth and also to get the rhythm of it- it is meant to be spoken aloud.
NOTE: This uses some very old fashioned language. For instance, at the critical shout at the end "Dissemble no more!..." means "Don't lie to me anymore!" You may want to change that line.
Read the story beforehand to both determine its suitability to your youth.