Arizona Weather
Southwest weatherlore
retold by
S.E. Schlosser
Well, some folks don't like the weather in Arizona, but I ain't one of 'em. Why, the air in Arizona is so fine, tourists stop over the state line just to fill their tires with it. Course, Arizona does get rather hot. But since we started shippin' in ice from California, our hens don't lay hard boiled eggs no more.
As for folks who hate rain, why Arizona is just the spot. We haven't seen a drop of rain in Arizona since Noah illegally parked his ark at the top of Mount Ararat. It's so dry, we have to take our frogs to the pool to teach 'em how to swim. And never you mind saving up for a rainy day, cause you'll never get to spend yer money.
So there it is in a nutshell. Why I like Arizona. Arizona is full of fine air and fine days. Makes it great fer all them tourists who get a hankering to drive to that Grand Canyon one of our old timers dug up while his wife wheeled the dirt away.
You can read more Arizona folktales in Spooky Southwest by S.E. Schlosser.
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hey, thanks! I'm from Argentina but I grew up among Americans and I used to LOVE tall tales. Now I teach English as foreign language in Buenos Aires and I'm also a storyteller and actress. I wanted to choose a storytelling theme and I remembered how I used to love tall tales and that's how I found you. Great site!
Posted by: Cecilia Antuña | August 10, 2010 05:53 PM
hey so cool!
Posted by: diane | August 30, 2010 08:53 AM
nice one
Posted by: Anonymous | December 30, 2010 09:04 PM
A guy from AZ once told me it took over a million years to make the Grand Canyon. I told him it must have been a government job.
Posted by: Bob | January 16, 2011 07:12 PM
sounds hot
Posted by: kitkat | January 16, 2011 10:02 PM
I like this story and I will use it at my den meeting tonight to tell about Arizona tall tales. I also use southern accent when I read it. It made my Mom laugh...
Posted by: Marshall | January 17, 2011 03:11 PM
haha! im from Arizona. That was great! :)
Posted by: jose | January 24, 2011 01:38 AM
i love this one
Posted by: ashlynn | January 25, 2011 06:06 PM
good
Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2011 01:55 PM
coolll one that was great!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2011 01:58 PM
THAT WAS GREAT I LOVE IT GOOD JOB
S.E. Schlosser
COOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: HELLO!!! | February 22, 2011 02:03 PM
good job on it
Posted by: Anonymous | February 23, 2011 10:16 AM
Wow id like to be there
Posted by: makenzie | March 11, 2011 02:45 PM
Pretty cool:)
Posted by: Ansley | March 17, 2011 11:07 AM
i like this story it reminds me of memories....
Posted by: kayla | April 19, 2011 04:06 PM
i love it
Posted by: sophia batoon | May 17, 2011 12:04 PM
I'm from Arizona too. I love this story!
Posted by: Cindy | May 31, 2011 11:43 PM
nice :)
Posted by: Anonymous | June 16, 2011 07:18 PM
HaHaHaHaHaHaHa that was so funny i loved it but i live in tarry town Florida.
Posted by: Jordan | August 15, 2011 05:28 PM