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World Organization of the Scout Movement Cub Scout Booklet You are already at the Trail-Finder Wolf stage!

Now you and you think can walk and a little before run faster and acting, too. more freely

you must be asking a lot more about the things you don't know

You will learn a lot of new things with us You are going to have some good times. We promise.

2 You are also able to help your smaller sisters and brothers in the Pack, who will be beginning to follow in your footsteps.

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3 the adventure of the cold lairs

Near the hills of Seonnee, the home of Akela's Free People of the Wolves, were the Cold Lairs. These were the ruins of an old abandoned city which was home to the Bandar-log, hundreds of monkeys who were the people with no law.

4 The Bandar-log were very chaotic, always talking about things they knew nothing about and leaving things half-finished. For that reason, they envied the wolves, because the wolves did know how to organise themselves. They listened to each other, they had a leader and assembled at the Council Rock to talk about really important business.

Baloo, the bear, was responsible for teaching the law of the jungle to the wolf-cubs of Seeonee. He had told them not to play with the monkeys because nothing good could be learned from them, but not everyone paid attention to Baloo's advice.

Mowgli -who was a member of the Free People in spite of being a human and who sometimes thought he knew everything- said to himself, "How the old bear likes to exaggerate, the monkeys can't be that bad". And so he did play with the Bandar-log and he learned some of their bad habits, like annoying other people and throwing rubbish at other animals to make fun of them. But the monkeys' friendship was false: they had a plan. What they really wanted was to kidnap Mowgli to get him to teach them how to weave branches to build roofs to protect them from the rain. 5 One day Mowgli was sleeping on the branch of a tree when some monkeys leapt on top of him and swept him off towards the Cold Lairs.

"Why are you taking me away?" protested Mowgli as he was swung at dizzying speed among the tree tops. "We are taking you to our hideout and you will never be able to come back," was the only reply the monkeys gave him between bursts of shrieking laughter.

Mowgli was too frightened to ask any more questions until he could work out what to do. Suddenly, as he thought frantically, he saw a kite, which is a bird like a falcon but larger. He asked the kite to tell his friends in the Seeonee Pack what was happening to him and the kite flew away at high speed to look for them.

From up on high, among the tangle of the jungle below, the kite could make out Baloo and Bagheera, the panther, Mowgli's best friends. He swooped down and in his kite's voice, as he continued to beat his wings, he said:

6 "An urgent message I bring from the man-cub who with the Seeonee Pack lives, and Mowgli they call! Greetings!"

"Speak, then. It must be important if it is about our Mowgli," replied Baloo, worried and a little annoyed by the kite's habit of speaking backwards.

"Kidnapped is he by the monkeys of the people without a law. To the Cold Lairs they have taken him. Hurry and rescue him, because what the monkeys are planning no-one can tell."

Bagheera's fur stood up on his back at the news and a shudder ran through Baloo's tremendous body.

"Let's look for Kaa, the python. She too is a friend of Mowgli's," said Baloo. He added, "She will be a great help. Monkeys are afraid of snakes because only snakes can climb as high up the trees as they. And snakes can hypnotise monkeys with their eyes and the swaying of their bodies until the monkeys are paralysed."

Bagheera and Baloo walked a long way looking for Kaa in the grass and peering up to the highest tree- tops. They looked for her in abandoned storks' nests and in the holes where hedgehogs had once lived. Finally they found her preparing to hunt a morsel to eat, hiding behind some rocks on the river bank.

7 "Good hunting, Kaa!" called Baloo in greeting, "we have come to ask for your help to rescue Mowgli. He has been carried off by the Bandar-log and we are afraid that they may soon kill him through sheer carelessness."

"Of course I will help!" replied Kaa. "Mowgli is my friend too. But first we must plan what we are going to do very carefully. Remember that there are only three of us, against hundreds of monkeys."

They planned the rescue together and set off on the long hike to the Cold Lairs.

Bagheera led the way. He was so physically fit that the trek was nothing to him. Kaa was close on Bagheera's heels, her long body slithering along with great, powerful concertina movements. But big, heavy Baloo tired quickly and had to sit down every few moments to get his breath back.

"Hurry up, old Baloo," grumbled Bagheera without breaking his loping gallop, "if we take very much longer we might be too late."

8 "My bones are heavy and I have eaten too much honey. Now I know by the weight of my stomach that it's true," said Baloo a little sadly. "You two go ahead, don't wait for me. I'll catch up with you as soon as I can."

Bagheera and Kaa managed to reach their destination and, although it was very dark, they saw that the stupid monkeys still had Mowgli, which was one good sign at least.

So they put their plan into action. Bagheera would slip up to the top of the old abandoned palace to reach the terrace, where the largest group of monkeys were holding Mowgli. Kaa would take up her position on the west wall. She would use the extra height to throw herself down onto the monkeys at full speed at just the right time.

As a cloud came over the moon, Kaa made her way to her chosen spot, so silently that not even a blind person with very clean ears could have heard him. Bagheera padded to his position, treading carefully among the dry leaves to make no sound. Suddenly, Bagheera threw himself furiously among the monkeys to begin the first part of the rescue.

As soon as the monkeys realised they were being attacked, they threw Mowgli through the roof into a doorless room full of poisonous snakes. But the snakes did not harm Mowgli, because he quickly said the magic words that Baloo had taught him to ask for protection, "You and I are of the same blood". From his pit, Mowgli could hear Bagheera's ferocious roar and the deafening screeches of the monkeys.

9 The battle raging out there was tremendous and, just as Baloo was about to give up, floundering under a mass of monkeys who were biting and pulling his paws, Baloo finally appeared running as fast as he could to the rescue.

But the most amazing part was when Kaa appeared, dancing on the earth and hypnotising the monkeys with his swaying movements. Then total silence fell and all the monkeys froze, filled with fear, moving just enough to make way for the snake.

10 When Mowgli realised what was happening, he began to shout to be let out of his prison, and Kaa broke down the walls with mightly blows of her head.

This was how Mowgli was saved and reunited with the friends who had rescued him. They had risked their lives to save him.

"I am so grateful to you, my friends," were the first words Mowgli could say once he was free again. "I am sorry for making you risk your lives in such a dangerous adventure. I promise that I will never ignore advice that people who really love me give me for my own good.

Mowgli's friends accepted the apologies and thanks, and they all set off together, back to the hills of Seeonee.

This was how Mowgli returned safe and sound to the wolves' cave, where his family was waiting for him.

11 Now you can wear the badge for the Trail-Finder Wolf Stage Paint your shirt and scarf the colours that you wear. Then, on the lines below, write the different badges that cubs wear in our country and draw arrows showing where they go on the uniform:

The colours of my scout scarf stand for:

I received my scout scarf on

12 These are the symbols we have in our Pack!

Our flag Our totem

Cubs salute like this

Our salute means:

13 The Hunt Book

The Hunt Book or Gold Book tells the history of your Pack since it was created. Both cubs and leaders can write in it. Look through it and choose an experience or story from it that you think is interesting. You can tell that story here, with writing and drawings.

The story I am going to tell happened in the year and this is what happened:

14 this drawing will help show what happened

Does your Pack have a Hunt Book? Do you all keep it up to date? Your six could offer to write up your last outing in it. You can illustrate it with photos, souvenirs and messages.

15 This is my pack!

Stick a photo of the whole pack here.

this is what my friends in the Pack wrote when I received my badge for the Trail-Finder Wolf stage

16 can I draw please write you a heart? something!

wait! I'm still thinking

17 18 Strong and healthy like Bagheera I am Bagheera, the black panther, with eyes golden like the sun. We already know each other quite well, so you know quite a bit about me. So, put a circle round the words that you think describe me, then colour me however you like!

irascible clean brave

skillful agile

strong weak

sneaky

Now you are at the Trail-Finder Wolf stage, let me tell you a story that no-one in the jungle knows. It's my secret.

19 Go go go...ups!

¡HA, ha, HA,Ha!

what's this I bet it's scar, my from a friend? great fight!

no, no-one in little all the jungle frog... it is knows that the mark I have of the this mark... chain...

I will tell you my secret - I was born among men...

20 ...in the sumptous Royal Palace Come quickly to the patio where the cages are! the panther cub is being born!

My poor, beautiful little cub! You will have to go on alone... my strength is leaving me...

Hey, panther cub! That is how I spent my Here you are childhood: eating left-overs - try to make and bearing the taunts of men... it last because there's no more. There are few scraps and many animals to feed.

21 Captivity is One night, when I not fair. was grown, I decided to change things... In spite of everything, I am strong... my claws are How I would powerful and love to my will is great! run and climb! To hunt my own food and live among my own kind!

at last...

22 ...free!

And that is my story. Was that why Little by little, I became you paid the strong and all the price agreed animals in the jungle for me at respected me. the Council Rock?

Yes, Little Frog. You're the That is why. greatest, Bagheera!

23 Your body is really amazing No-one can take better care of it than you. But to do that, you have to know your body and how it works. Did you know ...? The longest and strongest bone in our body is the The human body has

muscles.

and the smallest is the To walk, we have to move

. muscles. (Answers on page 42)

If you joined all the blood vessels of a grown adult, you could make a rope 160,000 kilometres (99,000 miles) long. Starting from where you live, where would that stretch to?

Nerve impulses are really fast! They travel at 320 km/h (200 miles/hr).

We can taste the flavours of things thanks to our taste buds, which are located on different parts of our tongue. Those on the tip of our tongue taste sweet and savoury flavours; those at the side of the tongue taste acid flavours and those at the back, bitter flavours. On the pages to come, you will find many challenges to help you take care of your body as it deserves.

24 We care for our body and try to avoid situations that could harm it

I have learned to work out the risks of the games I play and the things that I do Find the 6 risky situations in this drawing Answer on page 42

Why doesn't the whole Pack make a list of all the risks there could be on an outing?

25 If you know about your body you can take better care of it I know what the main systems in my body are for All our organs work in combination with others. Those that work on the same function form part of a system or apparatus. Our body has different systems that enable it to carry out many functions. Guess... guess... I am the whole body's I am the control centre and your nerves carry and I belong to the system. my messages. Of course, I am the My beating makes the blood ciruculate and I belong to the system. round the whole body.

We hold all the muscles in place, otherwise the body would be a soft shapeless mass. We are the We are strong because we have a lot of and we form the calcium. We are the . We are like baloons and we give oxygen We form part of the system. to your whole body. I am a I am like a filter that eliminates waste and I belong to the system. and excess water. Answers on page 42

26 I have habits which protect my health, like washing my hands after going to the toilet

A habit is a way of doing things. We learn habits by carrying out the same action over and over again. Some habits are good for our health, but others do not help us to keep healthy and we should try to get rid of them. An example of a bad habit is eating too many sweets, which causes tooth decay. These are the habits I have for taking care of my health

and these are habits I must try to get rid of

What about writing all the habits that cubs want to get rid of up on the wall? You will see that many others are trying to do the same as you and you can help one another.

27 I can control my arms, legs, hands and feet better all the time

Do a drawing of anything you like in this space.

Look among your stuff for things that you wrote or drew when you were younger, and compare them to what you can do now. You could do the same thing all together in the Pack.

There's no doubt that you've grown and made progress!

28 I sort out problems with my friends without using force

When you get angry you can't think properly. So sometimes the first thing that occurs to you is to sort things out using violence. This hurts the other person and you too. And it doesn't solve anything! It's better to wait until the anger dies down and speak to the person calmly.

I remember that I got angry with because

.

And this is how I sorted it out

.

When you have a problem with a friend do you talk about it first with him or her? In the Pack do you all talk together to solve your problems? You could do an activity using newspaper cuttings to help you learn about violent situations that can happen between adults.

29 It is important for our health to keep ourselves and the places we use clean

I am always clean and it shows, for example my hair, ears, teeth and nails

Like our hair, our nails are always growing. But only the roots are actually alive, the rest is just dead cells. They have no blood vessels or nerves. That is why they do not bleed or hurt when they are cut.

This is what I mean to do to keep myself clean

Every time we eat, bacteria are left on our teeth. These damage the protective enamel and cause tooth decay. When we brush our teeth properly, we eliminate those bacteria and protect our health. The toothbrush is really a great invention.

30 I keep my room and the other places where I live and work clean and tidy Keep and use again! There are loads of little objects that we can use more than once, but we can never find a place to keep them. So they often end up in the garbage. For example, paper clips, pieces of rope, rubber, paint brushes, pencils, buttons, containers, etc. What about keeping a box or drawer for these things? That way you keep them tidy and when you need something, your drawer will always save the day. That is recycling, keeping things to use them again. Has your Pack ever done a recycling project? If you have, write about it here. If you haven't, find out what you could do and write your ideas here.

31 You have to eat well to stay healthy

I know I have to eat the right kind of food to help me grow Solve this crossword! ACROSS: DOWN: 1. Used as a condiment in 1. A liquid meal with peas, many countries. vegetables and sometimes 2. Sometimes used as a meat. preservative. 2. Another name for a pear. 3. A flavouring for hot 3. Leguminous plant rich in or cold beverages. proteins. 4. Used for frying and 4. Appliance used in one form in some salads. of food preparation. 5. A tropical fruit with a white 5. Tasty kernel of the stone-fruit. kernel that can be eaten. 6. A round fleshy fruit from 3 temperate lands with a red or green skin. 1 7. The name given to 2 a type of cake. 2 5 8. A food item rich in protein and minerals. 3 9. A large 4 orange-coloured 5 fruit inside that grows on a vine, 6 used for making pies. 1 10. Provides eggs and meat. 7 4

8 9 10

Answer on page 42

32 When I eat or help prepare food, I take care to wash my hands and have everything clean

When you cook, always do it with an adult. And when everyone has tasted that wonderful meal you prepared, don't forget to clean and put away everything you used.

What meals have you prepared with your parents?

Write the recipe of a dish you have helped to prepare in your house and that you can prepare with your leaders in the Pack. Ask your parents to help you.

33 Work and rest help to keep us fit

I know how to divide my time between the different things that I do Now that you are bigger, you are interested in more and more things and you would like to have time to do them all. So it is important to organise yourself. That means dividing up your time among all your activities. Enlarge this timetable onto a big sheet and put it up where you can see it in your room.

This is how I divide my time

sun. mon. tue. wed. thu. fri. sat. morning afternoon night

What is important is that you write down the time you spend in school, the Pack, doing homework, helping at home and your other activities.

34 I sleep long enough to wake up properly rested

SONG OF THE CHILD WHO FLEW The child is asleep, and what a dream he is dreaming! What dream? He dreams he is flying. How easy to fly in a dream!

He opens his arms, moves like a bird and flies, flies away... What dream? That it isn't a dream. How easy to fly in a dream!

In the crib he is still. But he smiles as he dreams. What dream? That he flies, flies... How easy to fly in a dream! José Sebastián Tallón, Argentine poet What are the things you dream about most?

In your six, you can tell each other about your dreams. You could choose the funniest one to act out for the rest of the Pack. The other sixes can do the same.

35 Activities in the outdoors are great fun and help you learn to be organised I help to make preparations for Pack outings

Before an outing there are lots of preparations to make to ensure that everything goes well. It will be less work if, every time you come back from an outing or camp, everyone helps to clean, repair and put away all the equipment you used together. Then it will be ready for the next outing. Do the same with your own kit!

In my personal kit for outings and camps there are 3 bags that I never go without

In this one I keep

cutlery

In this one I keep

toileteries

laundry

And this one is for the dirty laundry that I will wash at home afterwards

36 I play sports, I know the rules and don't mind losing

Choose 3 sportspeople from our country and tell us:

His /her name is he /she plays

I chose him /her because

His /her name is he /she plays

I chose him /her because

His /her name is he /she plays

I chose him /her because

Who's correct?

The Olympic The Olympic Games Games got their were named in honour name because they of their creator, Mr. were played in the Johann Olimper city of Olympia.

Answers on page 42

37 I like to play with other boys and girls and I stick to the rules of the game

if someone touches your head you have to freeze and only you musn't step your captain can on the lines! rescue you

I know!

each team has to chose a captain. That tripping's depends on... not allowed!

38 What about inventing a new game? You could play it with your six and then suggest it to the pack.

I've got an idea!

39 Here I write down other things I mean to do to keep my body strong and healthy

40 41 Answers Page 24 The longest bone in the human body is the femur, which goes from the hip to the knee; and the smallest is the stapes, or stirrup, which is in the ear. The human body has 639 muscles and to walk you have to move about 200 muscles.

160,000 kilometres or 99,000 miles of blood vessels would go 4 times around the world.

The 6 risky situations on page 25 are shown in the circles. Ask your leaders to explain why.

Puzzle on page 32 Page 26 The organs and systems are: Brain/nervous system P E P P E R Heart/circulatory system E Bones/skeleton S A L T A Lungs/respiratory system V S U G A R Kidney/excretory system O I L L C O C O N U T M A P P L E O On page 37 the boy is correct. D N The Olympic Games got their names S P O N G E D because they were held in the city of O O Olympia in Ancient Greece, in honour of U F I S H V the god Zeus. The first Olympics on record P U M P K I N E were held in the year 776 B.C. C H I C K E N

42 MAKING MY OWN DICTIONARY

a person who sneaky captivity deprivation of hides what they are freedom at the hands of an thinking enemy irascible blood vessels tubes a person who gets through which blood angry easily flows. Blood vessels can be divided into: arteries, veins and capillaries sumptuous bacteria are a kind luxurious, of microbe. Types of ostentatious, microbe are: bacteria, virus pompous, something which and rickettsia. makes a show of grandeur.

Here I write the meaning of other words I have discovered

If I know more words I can express myself better

43 the adventure that came to life on Brownsea As you already know, Robert Baden-Powell -the founder of Scouting- was born in Britain. He was a soldier and took part in the defence of the city of Mafeking, in South Africa, which spent 217 days under siege. He won that battle thanks to his ingenuity and bravery and the help of his companions. You also know that during the siege of the city many children helped with different jobs. They proved that they were perfectly able to do what was asked of them; they could be responsible, and felt happy to help.

After that battle Baden-Powell returned to Britain and was warmly welcomed by his countrypeople.

Some time afterwards, Baden- Powell remembered how the young people had helped so bravely and enthusiastically, taking all the jobs they were given almost as a game. He thought that, even though they weren't at war, children could learn many things given the chance. And so it occurred to him to write a book and put his ideas into practice, to see if they really worked.

44 That was how the first scout camp was organised on the island of Brownsea. Just over 20 young people were invited to carry out various fun activities, like getting up early to swim in the sea, learning songs to sing when they assembled at night, doing sports, learning to tie knots and build things with the wood they found, tracking animal prints, learning to survive with little equipment... and much more.

The adventure was a complete success. The youngsters who took part told their families and friends about it and the enthusiasm quickly spread. Just a year later there were 50,000 scouts in England.

That's how Scouting began!

45 lord robert baden-powell's nicknames His mother and sisters called him Ste.

At school he was called “Bowels”.

The companions of a club he formed when he was a schoolboy gave him the nickname “Lord Bathing-Towel”.

His wife, Lady Olave, affectionately called him Robin.

The Matabales called him “Impeesa”, which means "the wolf that never sleeps".

The Ashanti called him “Kantakye”, or "big hat".

And the Kaffir gave him the name “M’hlalapanzi”, which means "he who lies down to shoot and lays his plans carefully before putting them into practice".

What are your nicknames?

What nicknames do your friends in the six have?

Don't forget that a nickname is an expression of affection and should never be hurtful 46 Ingenious like

Kaa is my name and I am silky smooth. Kaa I am astute when my prey comes near, and although I am not a poisonous snake, others respect me for I am wise and sincere.

In the jungle everyone follows the ideas that are born in my head, but they also fear the hiss that sometimes slips from my tongue.

Not for nothing everyone says I am the one who knows most in the jungle. Do you remember the time Baloo, Bagheera and I rescued Mowgli from the Cold Lairs?

47 That time, my friends' strength began to fail during the hard fight. Poor Baloo was really struggling- to tell the truth, he is not very fit, since he tends to eat too much. It looked as if the monkeys, fighting in their hundreds, were winning ground. Despite all our efforts, we still couldn't rescue Mowgli, and that's what we were there for!

It was clear that strength alone would get us nowhere, and since I was the only one not being overwhelmed by monkeys, I had to think quickly to solve the problem. A difficult task, as I am not used to throwing myself into adventures without carefully thinking out my plan of action first.

48 I decided not to do anything desperate, because I know only too well that a cool head thinks better. Then I remembered that if I gazed steadily into the eyes of the monkeys as I swayed before them, they would be paralysed.

As soon as I began my dance, the monkeys - who, as you know, are terribly curious and are always imitating others - began to copy my movements, got distracted, forgot to fight and, little by little, fell prey to my trance. Just as I thought, my plan had worked! You may think it incredible, but I knew that, once again, the Bandar-logs' curiosity would do them no favours. My gaze is what they fear most, and still they fell into my trap. They never see the lesson in anything that happens to them, and so they never learn from their experience.

With the monkeys paralysed it was easy to rescue Mowgli. You must already know the story of that part, becuase we told it at the beginning of this Booklet and in the Tender Pad Booklet too.

49 A few days later, Mowgli asked me why I had hypnotised the monkeys instead of squeezing them with my body. “You are strong enough to have beaten them easily”, I remember him saying. “My dear friend," I answered, " life has taught me that you can achieve a lot more if you know how to use your head instead of your muscles”. "You know, Kaa," said Mowgli, leaning on my coils, "they are so right when they say that you are the wisest in the jungle. I'm going to use my head more often - starting today."

Like Mowgli, cubs should know that to learn you have to be patient and plan carefully what you want to do. That's why now I want to help you to set yourself challenges and do your best to meet them. If you can think of others as well as the ones I suggest... great! Write them down too.

I will show you that, as well as your body, you have a head to take care of and cultivate. Your mind has to set to creating, remembering, inventing, solving, discovering, deducing, producing.... oof! in a word, LEARNING!

So, to work! 50 Who are we talking about?

He was born in 1451. He was a great navigator and cartographer. Thanks to his travels and maps, he discovered that the lands Christopher Columbus reached were not the Indies, but a new continent... which was later called America.

.

Say it quickly without making a mistake! Guess... guess...

Peter Piper The bull promised Paul carries it uphill, to pick a pail it is hidden in a trunk. of pickled peppers. I never have it, But you always do.

The planets are celestial bodies that revolve around a star. Around the Sun, which is our star, revolve nine planets which form the solar system. One of these is the Earth, on which we all live. What are the others called? Answers on page 71

51 To grow, we have to be aware of what is going on around us

I like to learn new things

This is considered to be the first musical instrument because it appears in a painting on stone from the year 3,000 before Christ.

It is called and it is a

instrument because it sounds when its strings are made to vibrate. Other types of musical intsruments are

, such as

and , like

. Answer on page 71

"You must not depend completely on what you are taught at school. A teacher cannot teach you everything, but when he or she has shown you how to acquire useful knowledge, it is up to you to continue learning things for yourself."

Robert Baden-Powell

52 I investigate and find out how things work Let's experiment! 1. Paint some fish on a piece of card, then 2. Stick a paper colour them in and clip to each cut them out. fish with adhesive tape. 3. Tie a piece of string to a cane or stick and tie a magnet to the end of the string. 4. Put your fishes in a tub and go fishing!

Just think... Why does your stick attract the fish? What is the magnet? Find out who Thales of Miletus was and what he had to do with your experiment.

You could use this experiment as a game for the whole Pack. Which six can catch most fish ? 53 I am able to tell other people what I read and learn

One way of learning and finding out what is going on in our country and in the world is from the news. You can listen to the news on the radio, see it on television or read about it in the newspaper.

I read a newspaper called and I chose this article

Cut out your article and paste it here (If it is very long, stick down one end of the paper and fold the rest)

I was interested in this article because

54 Our imagination helps us to think and invent!

I relate imaginary things to things that really happen Do you know about Jules Verne? He was a French novelist who lived in the 19th century. He wrote about fascinating adventures and travels. It is said that he was a great futurologist because, with his amazing imagination, he predicted inventions that would become real in the 20th century. In his novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" he speaks about "Nautilus", a ship that could sail along the bottom of the sea, that had lights and electric clocks and submarine guns. In homage to him, the first atomic submarine built 80 years later was called "Nautilus".

These are all the things I have found out about Jules Verne and the books he wrote

55 I can draw my own conclusions from the books I read

The way you feel and interpret the things you read has to do with what you like and don't like, with your family life and where you live, with what you know and what you would like to learn about. In summary, it has to do with your own life, with your experience.

That is why you have your own opinions about the stories and tales you read. Your opinions might be similar or different to those of your friends. in my six we read

and afterwards we talked about it. these are some of the things we said

"The Little Prince" is a wonderful book written by a French aviator and novelist, called Antoine de Saint- Exupéry. Highly recommended!

56 I like games in which I have to think quickly

A person has stolen a valuable object and -to loose us- has mixed with the visitors. You have to find that person and the only clues you have are:

he or she is not hurt he or she is wearing a tie or necklace he or she does not eat outside the house he or she is dumb he or she does not like reading Answer on page 71

57 You can do hundreds of things with your hands I use my manual skills all the time A spectacular lamp! It is made by recycling egg cartons, which are usually thrown in the garbage.

1. With a knife, cut out the bottom of both cartons, that 2. Draw decorative shapes is the part where the eggs go. on the smooth lids and cut them out.

3. Paint the outside of the boxes. 4. Then, paste coloured transparent paper 5. Make a rectangle with the two on the inside of boxes and join them along the the smooth lids. long sides with adhesive tape.

6. If you are going to use your lamp as a shade for a light bulb that hangs from the roof, you have to 7. You can also make a small hole in the upper use it as a part of two opposite sides of your shade for a rectangle. Then, knot a piece of candelabra or string or wire to hang your lamp table lamp. from.

Why not decorate the den with these multicoloured lamps for the next party you have at night. Suggest it to your leaders and the rest of the Pack!

58 such as origami, pottery, papier maché, weaving, basket making, macramé, etc. macramé, making, basket weaving, maché, papier pottery, origami, as such or ideas for things to do with my hands, here I write other fun skills I would like to learn

59 The work I do with my hands is getting better all the time

You have probably made some kind of object.

I made a This is a drawing of it

Now, tell us how to do it.

This is how I did it

The most difficult part was

and the easiest part was

I would like to learn to make

60 Having a vocation means having the interest and ability to do something in particular. You have a long time ahead of you to discover your vocation, and the best thing for now is to try out different alternatives I show the different things that I can do

Many interesting activities appear here. Put a circle round the ones that interest you most.

61 On this page you can paste pictures of other professions or jobs that interest you

When I am grown up I would like to be

because

62 I take part in sketches and other kinds of drama about professions and jobs

THE JOURNALIST MONKEY Beatriz Ferro, Argentine poetess There was once a monkey journalist; an ace at making up stories. If an ant chanced to bite him, he'd write: "Terrible enemy poisons innocent citizens: time to hide in your gardens". The sun shone red on the river? He was sure to kick up a stink: "Sensational fire in the water! Red flames shoot up to the sky!" And the people would call for the firemen, and the firemen would call for the doctors; stampedes, frights and fainting cats… All because of the monkey's exaggeration. Until a lion crossed his path… That was sure to be big news! "Loose beast. Terror. This is serious: he could devour a neighbourhood or two!", thought the monkey journalist out loud, and the lion said, "How can there be such journalistic rumpus and fuss just because I came out to shake my ruff? "Respect for the press!" shrieked the monkey. And the lion answered, full of disdain: "I never could bring myself to eat a journalist!" (And ate him for being a sensationalist)

63 There are many ways of expressing yourself. You can find your own way, by trying out different possibilities

You can tell what I think and feel from the activities I carry out

This space is for you. You can draw, write a poem, tell a story or invent a song.

64 I try to speak clearly and learn new words

I realise when other people speak well, and I like it

This song is great fun and has lots of different words. Do you know what they mean? Since you may know how to play the guitar, here is the tune and the accompaniment. Rock-a-my-soul

Actions: "Too high": raise hands, palms down. "Can't get over it": action with hands to imitate getting over. "Too low": lover hands, palms down. "Can't get under it": imitate getting under. "Too wide": hands held wide apart, palms facing. "Round of it": circling action with hands. "Gotta go...": hands held close togheter, palms facing.

65 A wise person is not someone who knows all the answers, but someone who is always asking questions about things, even if the answers are not always to be found I like to know why things happen

"Science harbours great beauty. A wise person is not just a technician when he is in the laboratory: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena that impress him like a fairy tale. We must find a way to bring that feeling out. We must not let it be believed that all scientific progress is about mechanisms, machines, and gears which, quite apart, have their own beauty". Marie Curie

Marie Curie is acknowledged to be the most outstanding scientist of all times. She was born in Poland in 1867. Her maiden name was Marya Slodowska. She amazed the world with her simplicity and always tried to make sure that her work benefited humanity. She discovered radium, an essential chemical element for the treatment of cancer. She died in 1934, a victim of continual exposure to radium.

Did you know...? Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a doctorate in science, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics, and to be a teacher at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She was also the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes -for Physics and Chemistry- and the first Nobel Prize winner whose daughter also won the same award.

66 have changed life for people, like penicillin, electricity, electricity, penicillin, like people, for life changed have have discovered or invented things that the aeroplane, the the aeroplane, the

here I can paste photos of other people who, like Marie Curie, computer and so many other things. other many so and computer

67 I try to find ways to solve the problems which arise in the things I do

Paper is made from trees. Whole forests are cut down to make it. And a tree is a natural thing that takes years to grow. And what do we do with paper? Normally, after we use it, we throw it away... Why not look in the rubbish at home or at school and see how much paper is in there.

What a waste!

And so, remember... "keep and use again" How many sheets do you throw away because you smudged? How many used jotters do you throw away without taking care to keep the blank pages that are left? How many times do you tear a whole sheet out of your jotter just to write down a telephone number or an address?

These are my ideas for reducing this serious problem

68 this is what we have done in the Pack to recycle things we have used

The Pack could set up an exhibition with every thing made of recycled products. Have you learned to recycle paper yet?

69 Here I write other things I mean to do to develop my intelligence

70 Answers On page 51 the great navigator is Amerigo Vespucci; the answer to the riddle is the letter U; and the planets that revolve around the On page 57 the museum Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, robber is the one in the Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. red circle.

The musical instrument on page 52 is a harp, and it is a string instrument; other types of musical instruments are wind instruments, like the flute, clarinet, and trumpet, and percussion instruments, like the kettledrum, drums and tambourine.

71 MAKING MY OWN DICTIONARY cartographer person sway to move or swing to who makes maps or and fro, as something geographical charts fixed at one end or resting on a support disdain disrespect gaze to look steadily and intently, predict to tell as with great the outcome curiosity, interest, before hand wonder, etc. rumpus a noisy or violence disturbance; commotion; uproar outstanding something prominent, that stands out trance from everything around it influence, a state of dazed or bewildered condition, an hypnotic condition

Here I write the meaning of other words I have learned

If I know more words I can express myself better

72 This is the law that rules in our jungle, and it is as old as the sky itself. Wolves that keep it will prosper, but any that break it will be outcast.

Like the vine that climbs up the tree, just so the law encircles us all; for the wolf gives strength to the Pack but the Pack has made the wolf strong. The Pack Law The Cub Scout

Tells the truth Is cheerful and friendly

73 Shares with his or her family Helps others

Looks after nature

Is keen to learn

Listens to and respects others Those who keep the same law belong to the same pack and help each other 74 I promise to do my best, to love God and my country and keep the Pack Law

If you have been in the Pack for some time you must have made your Promise already. If you have joined recently, when you want to make your Promise, talk to to your leaders and they will help you to prepare for this important occasion. The Promise is a way of making a commitment to yourself, to others and to God. To help you remember this important commitment always, you will receive your Promise Badge to wear on your uniform 75 The motto! Keeping the law means always being willing to

This is the motto that cubs all over the world say to remind themselves that they are part of a big family. You can say this motto at important times in the Pack, like when you begin or end the weekly meeting, when you are ending a camp, or when your leaders ask you to.

The good turn! To help you to do your best, try to do something for someone else every day.

"By “doing good” I mean being useful and doing small things for other people, whether you know them or not. It's not difficult and the best way to begin is by deciding to do at least one "good turn" every day. Soon you will become used to doing good turns always. It doesn't matter how small your "good turn" is, even if it is only helping an old lady to cross the road or saying a kind word about someone of whom others are speaking badly. The main thing is to do something."

Robert Baden-Powell

76 I made my Promise on

at

As well as my Pack friends and leaders, with me were:

this is the nicest thing I remember about that day Stick a photo here or do a drawing of the day you made your Promise

77 my friends wrote their congratulations here the day I made my Promise

78 Wise like

I am Baloo, the serious, Baloo elderly, enormous, wise brown bear. I do not know how to say fancy words, but I always tell the truth. I am responsible for teaching wolf cubs the law, and over time I have learned that we cannot teach anything unless we are prepared to set an example of it in our own lives. Just as I taught Mowgli- firmly, kindly and cheerfully - I will teach you the Pack Law and help you to see how it applies to the things you do every day. I will tell you a story about one time when Mowgli learned a lot.

79 Cubs do not always listen to the advice of those who want the best for them. Sometimes advice seems very annoying, but it must have happened to you more than once that someone has said to you, "Don't do that," and you did it just the same, and you ended up worse off. That is how things go: when we do something bad, we are the first to suffer. Although sometimes others pay the price, we always know in our hearts what our share of the blame is. You will remember what Mowgli did when I told him not to talk to the Bandar-log. I had my reasons, but Mowgli did not listen to me. "Old bear's foolishness," he said, making fun of me. And you know what happened then. The monkeys took him off to the Cold Lairs and his friends had to go to a great deal of trouble to rescue him.

I remember when I thanked Chil, the kite, for giving us Mowgli's message and telling us that the monkeys were holding him prisoner in the Cold Lairs, Chil replied,

80 "Nothing less could I do, the boy the Magic Words said and my duty I could no less than do." How proud I felt of my pupil! Although he was so young, Mowgli had remembered the Magic Words that I had taught him long before, "We are of the same blood, you and I". That was how he was able to ask for help so that we could arrive in time to rescue him.

Some time later, lying in the shade of a leafy tree, I had a long talk with Mowgli about what had happened to him in the Cold Lairs.

He confessed that at first he had been amazed, because he had never seen a city and, although it was in ruins and men had abandoned it long ago, to him it seemed splendid.

81 He told me that as soon as the riotous monkeys arrived with their prisoner, they started to show him all the ins and outs of their city. But they soon forgot about him and fell to dancing and singing nonsensical songs. They puffed themselves up and strutted about, saying they were "like humans". As evening fell, and Mowgli continued to wander tired and hungry around the ruins, neither the ruined city nor the company of the monkeys looked so attractive any more. As a member of the Free People, he had been brought up by the laws of the jungle. He did not like the way of life of the people without a law at all, and he could not understand it. "They asked me to teach them to weave creepers," said Mowgli crossly, "but when I began to show them, they copied me for a while, then they forgot what it was they wanted to learn." "Then I asked them for some food," continued Mowgli, "and they rushed away to find nuts and wild papayas and, what do you think happened then, Baloo? You'll hardly believe it, but when they were on the way back they got caught up in a silly fight, and lost all their precious cargo.

82 I was listening closely as Mowgli told me about all his trials, but I was also thinking, "I'm sure this lesson will do you a lot of good, my little frog". Finally, Mowgli said to me, "Oh, Baloo! You have no idea how much I missed you and my other friends and my dear den! I was so sorry not to have listened to you!" And so, my dear cubs, you have to be responsible for what you do, and try to do the right thing always. This is what the Law is about: telling ourselves what is best for us and for others. It is not about obeying "just because", but about keeping the law because it is wise and seeks what is best for everyone. But enough of words! Let's look at what you do to "do the right thing". I will always be there to help you. Good hunting! 83 Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz was a great Mexican poetess who lived from 1651 to 1695, that is right in the middle of the colonial period. At that time women received practically no instruction. But Juana wanted to study so much that, when she was 16 years old, she shut herself away in a convent so she could devote herself to learning and writing. She always stood up for women's right to study and improve themselves.

What about you? Are you prepared to stand up for what you think is fair?

How do you show it?

84 The first thing you have to do is get to know yourself I know what I can do and what I cannot do

I am capable of

What I find most difficult is

I feel silly when

I feel shy when

85 I accept my shortcomings and I know there are things I cannot do yet

my self-portrait

what what I would like to I like change or improve

about my body

about the way

86 I think the things I do well are important

This is what my friends have said about the things that I have done well in the activities we have done in the Pack

When you are facing a difficult task, think about the things you have done well and everything you have learned, even when they seemed very complicated at first. The things we achieve make us happy, encourage us and give us confidence in ourselves!

87 To improve and be your best, you have to keep trying all the time I set myself tasks that help me overcome my shortcomings

"Don't expect to ever find a perfect person; people will always have shortcomings. Any fool can see the negative things about someone else. What is important is to find the positive things and keep them topmost in your mind so that they gradually cancel out the negative things." Robert Baden-Powell I think that my worst shortcoming is

This is what I will do to overcome it

88 When I agree to do a job, I do it well The fox and the grapes Fable by Félix de Samaniego, a Spanish poet who lived from 1745 to 1801. Close to midday, a very hungry fox was looking for something good to eat. Suddenly, he was transfixed by the sight of a beautiful bunch of black grapes peeping out from among the green leaves of a vine. The problem was that, try as he might, he could not reach the tempting fruit. So the laxy fox simply exclaimed disdainfully, "I don't want them anyway! They're not ripe yet!"

I think that this fable teaches us

Why not act out this fable with your six? The other sixes could act out other fables and together create a great activity for all the Pack.

89 The law of the jungle is what makes the wolf people free. A person or a people with no law can never achieve anything they set out to do

I know what keeping the Promise and Law means in my daily life

I try to keep the Pack Promise and Law at home and at school Think about the things you do at home, at school, with your friends, your family and neighbours. Then, in each box write an example of things you have done that show you have acted in keeping with what that article of the law teaches you. Colour in the pictures too.

This is how I keep the Pack law

I tell the truth

90 I am friendly and cheerful

I share with my family

I help others

91 I look after nature

I am keen to learn

I listen to and respect others

92 Being true to what we believe in makes us happier and makes others believe in us

I tell the truth, even though sometimes I don't like the consequences Have you ever found out that somebody hasn't been sincere with you, that they haven't told you the truth?

Once I found out that

This is how I felt

Have you ever not told the truth?

This is what happened

this is how I felt

Even if nobody realises we have done something wrong, we know, and that makes us feel bad. That helps us to try not to do it again.

93 I understand that I must keep the Pack Law at home too

I think that I am keeping the Pack Law at home when...

I help to make sure that the truth is always told in the Pack

- what if they're angry? - we still have to explain what happened - but let's buy another one

I think the attitudes that help make sure we always tell the truth are:

94 Cheerfulness is more than laughing at good jokes - it is something catching that makes life more enjoyable I face difficultes cheerfully

In the Tender Pad Booklet we talked about Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who died in a concentration camp during the Second World War, when she was just fifteen years old. Shortly before she was taken prisoner, while she was in hiding with her family at the top of an Amsterdam house, she wrote this in her diary: "What is most surprising is that I haven't completely abandoned my hopes, which seem absurd and impossible. I still hold on to them in spite of everything, and I continue to believe in the innate goodness of man."

like Anne Frank, I try to be cheerful, even when...

95 I feel happy when I manage to do what I set out to do, and also when things turn out well for my friends.

Hurray for our team!

Here I write the things that we have managed to do together in my six

Why not make a list with your six of all the times something did not work out because the team spirit was not in it. Every so often, talk about why this happened and see if you have improved.

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