{"id":43,"date":"2006-11-03T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2010-12-13T18:38:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T23:38:41","slug":"campfire-stories-television-of-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Campfire Stories – Television of the Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Telling stories around the campfire<\/span> has been part of Scouting since the first Boy Scouts went camping. Boys and adults love hearing a good story while sitting around a crackling campfire surrounded by the darkness of the wilderness.<\/p>\n

As my troop gathered around<\/span> the campfire during the first night of a week long summer camp one year, I opened a book of short stories that I had brought along, and told the boys that I would read them a story each night before heading off to bed.<\/p>\n

The younger boys were enthusiastic<\/span> about hearing the stories. The older boys complained that they did not want to sit and listen to stories being read to them. I told them to sit back, relax, and listen. And I read them a different story each night.<\/p>\n

Our last night in camp<\/span> finally arrived, Friday night. We had just arrived back at our campsite after attending the closing campfire. It was late, everyone was tired. I thought the Scouts would want to go straight to bed. I was wrong.<\/p>\n

I was surprised<\/span> when the older Scouts asked me if I would be reading a story yet. These were the same boys that did not want to listen to stories earlier in the week. I smiled to myself and grabbed my book as the troop gathered around the campfire ring one last time.<\/p>\n

Campfire storytelling<\/span> is what I call the “mind’s television” for the Scouts when they are camping. It does not matter if the story is comical, serious, scary, or has a moral to it. If the story is told well it will hold the boy’s attention and have them using their imaginations.<\/p>\n

I would suggest<\/span> that every troop have at least one storyteller, be it an adult or an older Scout. The storyteller should have fun telling the stories, putting a little emotion into the tales, changing his voice a little for each character. The more the teller does with the story the more fun it will be to listen to it.<\/p>\n

So next time your troop<\/span> heads out to its campground do not be afraid to grab a good short story book and bring the magic of the mind’s television to your campfire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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