As Directors of Swift Nature Camp an Science Summer Camp in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, this story holds a special place in our hearts. Black Bear, Loon & Walleye: A Fable from the Northwoods a story by Button, Sara . It is such a special story we put a copy in our camp library.
This is a story of three friends–Black Bear, Loon & Walleye, one furry, one feathered, one sporting fish scales–and each wishes for the gifts of another, not unlike many of us. 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. One day when their wishes magically come true, each realizes the faults : 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.
Black Bear, Loon and Walleye take a wild adventure that teaches them lessons that are timeless universal truths. The friends learned a valuable lesson that day, 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. But if it doesn\’t work out, you still get to know yourself better. So each characters learned that they each have special gifts and that they need to always appreciate the others gifts, while valuing their own.
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.
Summer Camp is a wonderful opportunity to promote each child\’s personal development by providing fun, friendship and leadership in a supportive and noncompetitive environment away from 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…kinda like the stars of our book.
At camp we read to all our campers each and every night, for the children they can hear the loons out side with their playful sounds. It truly makes the evening one to remember. If for you, getting to the Northwoods is not so easy for you, you can use the books enclosed CD that has loon sounds along with a guitar background and a reading of the story.
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Swift Nature Camp is a Wisconsin Children\’s Summer Camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. Our focus is to blend traditional Overnight Summer Camp activities with an appreciation for nature, animals and the environment.
