In these stories Grandpa Bill prospects over the terrain of his life looking for treasure.
Everyone makes mistakes, don't they? This was a doozy.
Lessons in survival that every boy should know.
A session in which my family and I test my hasty theory . . . can it fly? and the result.
This may have happened to you. A careless accident resulting from haste set me to reflect on life.
This episode is a cautionary tale for young scientists. Some discoveries are dangerous or lead to trouble . . .
There is no substitute for experience. A Summer job can teach you a lot, or so I concluded.
Working as a paper boy gave way to a more serious job and the excitement of working for Slattery's Pharmacy.
Do you believe in magic? This is the story of how magic entered my life.
A time it was good to do one of those matters that had been put off . . . til someday.
In the The Fox and the Crow, the sly fox demonstrates how it is done. In The Mouse and The Lion the clever mouse repays a favor.
The ancient story of the race between the hare and the tortoise. The wise old story of the cat's discussion of how to put a bell on the cat.
Memories of a family vacation that now seems as if it was in another world.
So here it is revealed that I was not always a model child.
Early memories of breakfast oatmeal call up scenes from childhood
Grandpa Bill describes his house and old neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago.