Fables From The Northwoods

By: Jeff Lorenz

Sara Button has recently written a story, Black Bear, Loon & Walleye: A Fable from the Northwoods. As Directors of Swift Nature Camp an <a href='http://www.swiftnaturecamp.com.com'>Environmental Summer Camp</a> in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, this story holds a special place in our hearts. It is such a good story we put a copy in our camp library for all our staff to share with their children.
<BR><BR>the story tels of three friends--Black Bear, Loon & Walleye, one furry, one feathered, one sporting fish scales--and each wishes for the gifts of another. As you can imagine ech wish for the others coat. Black Bear longs for shiny scales to look flashy and impress his friends; Loon wants to sport and enviable fur coat; and Walleye wants to fly. But when their wishes mysteriously come true, each realizes a disadvantage: Bear's scales can't keep him warm, Loon can't fly with fur weighing her down, and Walleye has bad eyesight and is no good at flying even with feathers.
<BR><BR>This rich fable, takes our main characters: Loon, Black Bear and the Walleye on a wild adventure that teaches them lessons that are timeless and universal. Valuable lesson are learned that day, The friends learned a to appreciate each others gifts, but most of all to value their own. Trying new things is important, because you might find something that you really enjoy. Yet, when it does not work out, you learn more about yourself from the experience. From that day on, the three friends agreed to always appreciate the gifts of others, but most of all to value your own gifts.
<BR><BR>Tying new things, is the reminder of the this story as well as the importance of runderstanding our own nature, and having faith that we are all perfectly designed to fulfill our own unique purposes in life. This is a lesson that young and old alike need to be reminded of.
<BR><BR>At our summer camp a wonderful opportunity arises to promote each child's personal development by providing fun, friendship and leadership in a supportive and noncompetitive environment away from the daily life of a child's home. Camp provides children an opportunity to act on their own, be self-reliant and try things for themselves, always knowing that if it doesn't work out they can start over with little consequences after all it's camp. This is like the books' stars Black Bear, Loon and Walleye.
<BR><BR>Ech night as our camp counselors read stories to the children a familiar call is heard in the background. As the loon calls it brings this story to life and makes it a special evening. If coming to the Northwoods is not as easy for you use the CD that comes with the book has loon sounds along with a guitar and the story read aloud.
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Bio:
Swift Nature Camp is a Wisconsin a href='http://www.swiftnaturecamp.com'>Children's Summer Camp </a> for boys and girls ages 6-15. We blend traditional <a href='http://www.swiftnaturecamp.com/overnight.htm'>Overnight Summer Camp</a> with Nature.
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