Crooked Mick lived on the Spee Wah. He was the best at everything. He is literally larger than life – needing to go outside, just to turn around. He eats two sheep every lunch time and uses small trees for toothpicks. When he was born, he started growing so fast that his father tried to slow his growth by ring-barking his legs. It didn’t work, but it did give him a nasty limp – and the name Crooked Mick!

“If ever you come across anyone who claims to have spent time on the Spee Wah or met Crooked Mick, listen to them with deep respect, for they will be a prodigious liar”. Bill Wannan

In modern times, these wonderful fireside stories have all but disappeared. With so many other options for entertainment (e.g. radio, film. television.) and the impossibility of realising such absurd tales, most people are unfamiliar with Crooked Mick or the Spee Wah.

These wonderful, truly Australian fairy tales have almost been lost..