As you know my favorite radio station is CBC 1. As you also know CBC plays a Stuart Mclean story once in a while.
At one time they had a Stuart Mclean show at noon on Sundays. The show featured a number of things but my favorite was the story.
Today they played a Stuart Mclean story and it stopped me in my tracks and I had to listen to it.
One of the neighbors Eugene wanted something but he was far too old to get it so he got two kids to do the job.
Eugene liked rosemary honey. He'd seen bees at his rosemary bush and knew that there was a hive nearby. He persuaded two neighborhood kids, Murphy and Sam to look for the hive. Of course Eugene told them exactly what to do. First to attract the bees they were to put honey on a plate. The bees would visit the plate and leave. Murphy and Sam were to follow.
It took 5 days to find the hive .Then they were to get one comb out of the hive. You didn't just reach in the hive but used a smoker to scare the bees away.
One final part to the story. When someone found hive it was their tree. Eugene couldn't put his mark on the tree so had Murphy and Sam carve their initials on the tree.
One of Mclean's strong points was in how he told a story. Today he had a perfect old man's voice.
Being very old many myself , I could easily identify with the story.
I usually try to avoid bees. I've not heard of chasing after them and stalking them. Cute idea. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story, Red. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI loved Stuart!
ReplyDeleteHis stories were great and helped by his voice and delivery.
ReplyDeleteWell, I could never reach into a hive as I am way too afraid of getting stung. I've never heard of Stuart McLean. :)
ReplyDeleteHe was an amazing story teller and I miss him still, along with Peter Gzowski.
ReplyDeleteAmazing story! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an "old guy" story. But who doesn't love honey? 😊
ReplyDeleteNope not doing anything with bee hives:)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds a little like Paul Harvey, who used to share stories at noon on the radio, telling "The Rest of the Story".
ReplyDeleteA good storyteller is a gift. I listen to podcasts, and the voice makes all the difference. If the voice grates on me, I cannot continue listening.
ReplyDeleteFun story
ReplyDeleteYou mean it was a natural hive and not a manmade hive? I never realised that the term "hive" also applied to wild bee colonies.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a great story, thanks Red!
ReplyDeleteBeing child I was fond of stories grandma and grandpa told,I would find grandma’s story more interesting because they had all I wanted to know like good and bad characters, genies ,fairies and many other amazing things. As I entered in my early teens mom started to forbid me going out and I missed stories so much
ReplyDeleteIt’s such an amazing thing you still love listening stories dear Red ,I am too like you
Kay of Musings: That’s such a fun story. We didn’t have a problem with honey bees in Illinois. It was just wasps.
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