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Posted by Bill S on December 6, 2007 at 7:48:47 pm EST
In reply to Darwin and adventure posted by Bill S on November 21, 2007 at 12:28:46 pm EST

Yeah, the scouts love it and those from previous trips ask for it so the first-timers get to hear it.

By the way, a lot of people do not realize that Jack London wrote two versions of To Build A Fire, the earlier version (1902) in which Tom Vincent, the protagonist, finally succeeds in keeping the fire going and survives, and the later version (1908) in which he freezes to death, after which the dog trots off to "the camp it knew". At the time of the second version, London was suffering a series of ilnesses and financial difficulties, and apparently quite depressed. It often proves an excellent object lesson in using care in picking your campsite and where you build your fire, as well as a warning about walking on frozen streams and ponds.

And don't forget Service's The Shooting of Dan McGrew, another poem the kids really like, just ribald enough for that age range, but tamer than PG-13.

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