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Comment by Sandra Essary on October 8, 2009 at 6:40pm

A young veternarian had been asked to make the rounds of the local farms one week in the absence of his boss. Most of the week was uneventful -- the usual horse vaccinations, sprained dog paws, and sick cows. However, when he got to the MacPherson farm, he saw something extraordinary.

While he was talking to farmer MacPherson, a pig came ambling around the corner of the barn. What was extraordinary about it was that the pig had three artificial legs!

The young veterinarian asked farmer MacPherson about this curious animal. Why would anybody give a pig even one artificial leg, much less three?

"Wal," he drawled, "that there ain't no ordinary pig. Let me tell you -- one day ah was out baling some hay, and I hopped off'n the tractor to check the tire, which was kinda wobbly. Wouldn't'cha know it, the tractor started to roll of its own accord, and trapped me right there under the wheel. Just then old Pinky -- the pig, that is -- wandered by and saw whut'd happen, and skeedadled back to the house and fastened his teeth on my wife's dress, and wouldn't let go until he dragged her out to where I was layin', and then she got the tractor off me. That's one smart pig -- better'n Lassie, I'd say."

The vet was quite impressed. He knew pigs were pretty intelligent, but he had never heard of a pig doing anything like that. "That's amazing," he said, "But that still doesn't explain the artificial limbs."

"Wal, lemme tell ya about another time," MacPherson said. "Mah son was down at the swimmin' hole yonder a couple summers ago, and he hit his head on a big log out in the middle of the water. He was about to go down for the third time, when ol' Pinky jumped into the water, swam out to him, grabbed him by the shorts with the teeth, and drug 'im coughin' an' splutterin' up onto shore. Saved mah son's life, that pig did."

"Incredible!" the vet exclaimed. "Most pigs can't even swim! But the artificial legs...?"

"Wal, last year the old farmhouse burned down," the farmer continued. "Like as not we all would have been cinders, but for that little porker. We was all asleep when the fire started, but ol' Pinky ran squealing 'round the house 'til we all woke up, and went and dragged my youngest daughter from her bedroom just seconds 'fore the roof collapsed."

"That's one special pig," the vet admitted, "But please, tell me, why does Pinky have three artificial legs?"

Wal, said farmer MacPherson, A pig like that's just too good to eat all at once.

Comment by Sandra Essary on October 5, 2009 at 10:20pm

lol -- great story!!!

Comment by Lon colvin on October 5, 2009 at 3:15pm

Note: Props will definitely add to the effect! Take a ping-pong ball. Cut it in half. Color a small dark pupil on each half. These will be your "eyes". Keep them concealed in a closed hand. When the time is right, pop them on over each eye.


There on that side of the lake (point) is where this story took place. As you all may know, the Interlakes area was a busy place 100 years ago due to the Goldrush. Miners turned this whole region upside down in a quest for GOLD!


Greed can be a dangerous thing, especially where Gold is involved. To find more gold meant faster production, and digging deeper underground. It also meant sacrificing safety, but that was OK ‘cause there were lots of foolish men around looking to make a quick buck.


Well, one day an underground mine collapsed with 16 men still waiting to come up from a full day’s work. Hour after hour went by as they awaited their rescue. The conditions were terrible. It was pitch-black dark, and very hot, dry and dusty down deep in that shaft. The men collected droplets of water that seeped down the tunnel walls in an attempt to satisfy their dying thirst. Days went by and still no rescue. To stave off hunger, they ate rats, mushrooms, and eventually… their dead co-workers.


(Throw a log on the fire for dramatic effect! Poke away at the embers.)


Despite their hopelessness, they scraped away at the rock and debris to try and dig their way out, confident that others would be digging from the surface as part of the rescue attempt. They dug and they dug, day after day, frantically hoping to see daylight from the surface. The days stretched into weeks, and then from there, the few men left alive lost track of time, and started losing their minds (coyote howls or loon laughter for effect).


An eternity later, the survivors finally broke through, and made two very surprising discoveries. One: there was no search party. The mining company had abandoned the mine, and simply walked away. And two… all that time underground had affected their eyes… Their eyeballs were all white, except for an itty bitty black pupil. And they could no longer tolerate sunlight.


Being left for dead was bad enough. Turning into some sort of White-eyed freak was too much. They snapped. In their rage they made a pact to hunt down every man who abandoned them in that old mine. And soon after, mysterious instances of men being killed in the mountains ‘round here started.


The locals at first thought it was a bear or a cougar doing all the killing. The victims were usually found mauled, bloody and torn. But; Closer examination showed the teeth marks on the bodies… were from human teeth!!


(Throw log on the fire!)


One by one, those white-eyed freaks killed off every miner, and any other man they could find in this area. And to this day, you won’t find any mining around these parts. Keep in mind this all happened 100 years ago. You’re probably wondering what happened to those white-eyes?? They should all be gone now due to old age, or at least that’s what they thought… until a few weeks ago. I heard on the radio, they found a hiker mauled on that trail on the backside of the lake. And on that dead man’s neck… human teeth marks!!!


Heed my words, kids: As long as you’re close to the fire, the light will scare ‘em away, but if you need to go into the dark… (pop in the ping-pong ball props)


BEWARE of the WHITE-EYES!!!!

Comment by Sandra Essary on October 3, 2009 at 3:19pm

Anyone have any good spooky campfire stories for Halloween or a link to one?

Comment by Sandra Essary on September 25, 2009 at 1:11pm

Please share your best campfire stories with us here!