These 67 tales from Granddad are mostly true with some light humor, but some are clearly tall tales. Most teach valuable lessons that all would do well to learn. Here are some random excerpts from a few stories: “O, for such ‘young-sung heroes.’” “… more than 80 million Americans believe that we have been visited by aliens from outer space.”“The entanglement of the three bodies, six legs, and what appeared to be eight arms was amazing to Granddad.” “… they saw this white glow in the far window with brighter glows about the size of mothballs here and there roughly forming a large smile. The whole form seemed somewhat celestial.”“Now the school was more than just a school to most students, it was more like a family away from home.”“All of a sudden, right beside Granddad a terrible shrieking broke out and Granddad thought surely he would pass out.”“Granddad reasoned that the skunk was only trying to help Barry out with the girls.”“Granddad said he was looking certain death in the eyes and that he could almost feel the life going out of him.”“…if there was any one of the jumpers who had had doubts about going out the door at 1,250 feet above the ground those notions were now a thing of the past.”
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