Grandpa Bill's Stories
By Bill Kudlaty
Grandpa Bill's StoriesDec 21, 2022
Ooops! How embarassing!
Camping out brings you closer to nature.
Regrets, I have a few . . .
Everyone makes mistakes, don't they? This was a doozy.
Eat Your Vegetables, An Odyssey
Lessons in survival that every boy should know.
Out of the Garden
Some events change your way of looking at the world.
Time Break Two
A session in which my family and I test my hasty theory . . . can it fly? and the result.
Break Time
This may have happened to you. A careless accident resulting from haste set me to reflect on life.
Fire Work
This episode is a cautionary tale for young scientists. Some discoveries are dangerous or lead to trouble . . .
Work in the Hospital is not for everyone
There is no substitute for experience. A Summer job can teach you a lot, or so I concluded.
Drug Store
Working as a paper boy gave way to a more serious job and the excitement of working for Slattery's Pharmacy.
The Spitting Image
Reflections on memory and my first job
Trouble
Not everyone has your best interests at heart.
Magic Man
Do you believe in magic? This is the story of how magic entered my life.
Off the Beaten Path
A time it was good to do one of those matters that had been put off . . . til someday.
More Aesop
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.
A reading from Aesop's Fables
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.
My Moment of Zen
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Song of the Lake
Memories of a family vacation that now seems as if it was in another world.
Playing With Fire
So here it is revealed that I was not always a model child.
Lumpy Ribs
Early memories of breakfast oatmeal call up scenes from childhood
97th Street
Grandpa Bill describes his house and old neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago.
Help Needed
A story about asking for help from Grandpa Bill.