The bright pink tractor was spinning around and around, and smoke and steam surrounded it. Hundreds of animal crackers came out of the tractor’s smokestack! When the smoke and steam cleared away, Gummy Bear and M&M saw that they were in a thick forest. It was not quiet and peaceful! There were loud noises all […]
Category: Stories
Farmer Green & Farmer Purple Time Travels – The Beginning
One day Farmer Green and Farmer Purple were finishing the last of their fall harvest. They had just dropped off the last load of ripe Skittles and were driving their bright pink tractor to the barn to put it away for the winter. They were arguing about the same old thing, their bright pink tractor […]
Wildfire Christmas – Rescue
The group spent an uncomfortable night sleeping on the floor of the shack, and when morning came, they woke up and wondered what they should do next. The shack was on a small area that was not burned by the wildfire, but it was like an island in the middle of a burnt area that […]
Wildfire Christmas – New Life
The last person to get an ornament for the branch that was substituting for a Christmas tree was the teenage boy. Everyone was curious about the type of ornament that he would bring. He had been very quiet and seemed very sad. After being gone for a long time, but teenage boy came back into […]
Wildfire Christmas – Rock
After spending some time in thought, the man told the rest of the group that he had decided what ornament he was going to get for their tree. He said that it might take him a while to find just the right one, so he would be gone for a while. Almost an hour later […]
Wildfire Christmas – Ashes
After the little girl had put her burnt sock ornament on the tree, the rest of the group sat in silence for a few minutes. They were thinking about what the little girl had reminded them, that Jesus being born as a baby is the real meaning of Christmas. Each of them thought about what […]
Wildfire Christmas – A Baby
It was Christmas Eve, but the small group of refugees was not in a festive mood. There was no snow, no decorations, no food, no music, no presents and almost no family. They had to walk carefully because the ground was still hot in some areas, and there were hot coals and embers where there […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – The Final Hike
In the morning Joe woke up all the kids by banging on a metal pan with a big spoon! The kids came out of their tents grumbling and complaining, it was still dark! Joe pointed to the east where there was a gap in the trees. The sky was glowing orange, and he told the […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – Rafting Down the River
The next day Joe, Haley, and all the kids arrived early at the river. Their two rafts and Joe’s kayak were ready to be launched. Joe gave the kids some long poles and some paddles. The kids would use the paddles when the rafts were in deep water and use the poles to push the […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – Building Rafts
Joe had an announcement for the group of kids. He told them that there were only three more days of Nature Camp. They were going to spend today building two rafts, and tomorrow they would raft down the Black River to a campground and spend the night camping. On the last day they were going […]