Bob, yet again, another wonderful post!!! I'm curious, regarding the piece below about teaching the kids a lesson about having food in their tents.... you speculated that when you got home, you may hear from a parent.... so, did you? And, what lasting impact did it have on the kids? Did they learn the lesson, or did it fade? Just curious. Rick > > My favorite memory of these kids was the lesson I taught them > about camping in > bear country. We had preached and preached to these kids > about not having any > food in the tents. Kids are kids however, so one night I > heard a candy wrapper > being opened as I walked by their tent. I knew that I need to > teach them a > lesson for their own safety. I waited a little bit, then > quietly crawled up to > the tent. I took a dry stick and broke it sharply. At the > sound of the crack, > I heard the kids gasp. Then I began to make huffing sounds > like a bear. The > kids now began to whimper. Next I took my fingers, spread > them out like claws, > and ran them down the side of the tent while growling. Now > the kids began to > scream. > I growled and huffed, then said "I want your candy bars!" > Later, as I hung up the candy bars in a tree, I realized I > would probably hear > about it later from a parent, but I knew I needed to teach > these kids a good > lesson for their own safety. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 13 2002 - 06:17:42 PST
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