Welcome to If You Give a Principal a Podcast, a podcast production of the Harrah Elementary School Associated Student Body  and the Mt. Adams School District. I’m your host, and Principal, at Harrah Elementary, Rob McCracken. 

Today’s episode is an audio retelling of a story written and performed by my grandfather, George Nelsen. 

My grandfather became an avid storyteller to entertain his grandkids. Some of my fondest memories are of my sister, cousins, and I listening to one of grandpa’s stories. 

My grandpa pursued storytelling and wrote and told many stories in classrooms of children across the United States as well as performing in hospitals, nursing homes, and festivals, touching the lives of thousands as “Grandpa from Dakota”. 

He founded the Northern Prairie Storytelling Festival held at the University of Sioux Falls and received several national awards for his exemplary leadership and significant contributions to his community through storytelling. 

My grandfather loved a good story and he would have been honored to hear our students performing one of his stories. 

If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.

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Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License. 

The background music used during the performance was “Little Peace At Christmas” by Squire Tuck and is licensed under a Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License and can be found at freemusicarchive.org.