Cub Scout Booklet

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Cub Scout Booklet

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You are already at theTrail-Finder Wolf stage!

Now you can walk and run faster and

more freely

and you thinka little before

acting, too.

you must be asking a

lot more about the things you

don't know

You will learna lot of new

things with us You are going to have some good times. We promise.

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

This Booklet belongs to

Address

Telephone

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Scout Group

I joined the Pack on

This Booklet is private property.

Please do not read it without permission.

Thank you!

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the adventureof 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.

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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.

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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:

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"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.

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"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."

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"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.

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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.

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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.

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Now you can wear the badge for the

Trail-FinderWolf 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

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Our salute means:

These are the symbolswe have in our Pack!

Cubs salute like this

Our flag Our totem

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The story I am going to tell happened in the

year and this is what happened:

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.

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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.

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Stick a photo of the whole pack here.

This is my pack!

this is what my friends in the Pack wrotewhen I received my badge for the

Trail-Finder Wolf stage

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please write something!

can I draw you a heart?

wait! I'm still thinking

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Strong and healthy like

BagheeraI am Bagheera, the black panther,

with eyes golden like the sun.

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.

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!

strong

sneaky

clean

skillful

brave

agile

weak

irascible

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¡HA, ha, HA,Ha!

Go go go...ups!

what's this scar, my friend?

no-one in all the jungle

knows that I have

this mark...

I bet it's from a

great fight!

no, little

frog... it is the mark of the chain...

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

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...in the sumptousRoyal Palace Come

quicklyto the patio where the cages are! the panthercub is being

born!

My poor, beautiful little cub!

You will have to go on alone...

my strength isleaving me...

Hey, panther cub! Here you are - try to make

it last because there's no more. There are few scraps and

many animals to feed.

That is how I spent my childhood: eating left-overs and bearing the taunts of men...

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How I wouldlove to

run and climb! To hunt my

own food and live among my

own kind!

One night, when I was grown, I decided to change things...

Captivity isnot fair.

In spite of everything,

I am strong... my claws are powerful and

my will is great!

at last...

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...free!

And that is my story. Little by little, I became

strong and all the animals in the jungle

respected me.

Yes, Little Frog.That is why.

Was that whyyou paid the price agreedfor me at

the Council Rock?

You're the greatest, Bagheera!

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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 ...?

(Answers on page 42)

Nerve impulses are really fast! They travel at 320 km/h

(200 miles/hr).

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?

On the pages to come, you will find many challengesto help you take care of your body as it deserves.

Your body is really amazing

The longest and strongest bone in our body is the

and the smallest is the

.

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.

The human body has

muscles.

To walk, we have to move

muscles.

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

Answer on page 42

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Find the 6 risky situations in this drawing

Why doesn'tthe whole Packmake a list ofall the risks

there could beon an outing?

I have learned to work out the risks of the games I play and the things that I do

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Guess... guess...

If you know about your body you can take

better care of it

I am a

and I belong to the system.

Answers on page 42

I know what the main systems

in my body are forAll 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.

I am the

and I belong to the system.

I am the whole body's control centre andyour nerves carry

my messages.

Of course, I am the

and I belong to the system.My beating makes

the blood ciruculate round the whole body.

We are the

and we form the

We hold all the muscles in place, otherwise the

body would be a soft shapeless mass.

We are strong because we have a lot of

calcium.

I am like a filter that eliminates waste

and excess water.

We are the .

We form part of the system. We are like baloonsand we give oxygen to your whole body.

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These are the habits I havefor taking care of my health

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.

I have habits which protect my health, like washing my handsafter going to the toilet

and these are habits I must try to get rid of

What about writing all the habits that cubswant 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.

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

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.

Do a drawing of anything you likein this space.

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

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I remember that I got angry with

because

.

And this is how I sorted it out

.

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.

When you have a problem with a frienddo you talk about it first with him or her?

In the Packdo you all talk together to solve your problems?

You could do an activityusing newspaper cuttings

to help you learn aboutviolent situations that

can happen between adults.

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

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.

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

This is what I mean to doto 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.

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I keep my room and the other places where I live and workclean and tidy

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.

Keep and use again!

If you have, write about it here. If you haven't, find out what you could do and write your ideas here.

Has your Pack ever done a recycling project?

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ACROSS:1. Used as a condiment in

many countries.2. Sometimes used as a

preservative.3. A flavouring for hot or cold beverages.4. Used for frying and in some salads.5. A tropical fruit with a white

kernel that can be eaten.6. A round fleshy fruit from

temperate lands with a red or green skin.7. The name given to a type of cake.8. A food item rich in protein and minerals.9. A large orange-coloured fruit inside that grows on a vine, used for making pies.10. Provides eggs and meat.

Solve this crossword!

I know I have to eat theright kind of food to help me grow

You have to eat wellto stay healthy

Answer on page 42

DOWN:1. A liquid meal with peas,

vegetables and sometimes meat.

2. Another name for a pear.3. Leguminous plant rich in

proteins.4. Appliance used in one form

of food preparation.5. Tasty kernel of the stone-fruit.

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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 helpedto prepare in your house and that you can prepare with your leaders in the Pack.

Ask your parents to help you.

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I know how to divide my time between the different things that I do

Work and rest help to keep us fit

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.

This is how I divide my time

Enlarge this timetable onto a big sheetand put it up where you can see it in your room.

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.

sun. mon. tue. wed. thu. fri. sat.

mo

rnin

gafterno

on

nig

ht

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I sleep long enough to wake up properly rested

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 likea 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

In your six, you can tell each other aboutyour dreams. You could choose

the funniest one to act out for the restof the Pack. The other sixes can do the same.

SONG OF THE CHILD WHO FLEW

What are the things you dream about

most?

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I help to makepreparations for Pack outings

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

In this one I keep

In this one I keep

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

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!

Activities in the outdoorsare great fun and help

you learn to be organised

cutlery

toileteries

laundry

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Who's correct?

I play sports, I know therules and don't mind losing

Choose 3 sportspeople from our country and tell us:

Answers onpage 42

he/she playsHis/her name is

I chose him/her because

he/she playsHis/her name is

I chose him/her because

he/she playsHis/her name is

I chose him/her because

The Olympic Games were named in honour of their creator, Mr.

Johann Olimper

The Olympic Games got their

name because they were played in the city of Olympia.

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if someone touches your

head you have to freeze and only

your captain can rescue you

each team has to chose a

captain. That depends on... tripping's

not allowed!

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

I know!

you musn't stepon the lines!

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

I 've gotan idea!

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Here I write downother things I mean to do

to keep my body strong and healthy

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Page 26 The organs and systems are:

Brain/nervous systemHeart/circulatory system

Bones/skeletonLungs/respiratory systemKidney/excretory system

Answers

On page 37 the boy is correct. The Olympic Games got their names because they were held in the city of

Olympia in Ancient Greece, in honour of the god Zeus. The first Olympics on record

were held in the year 776 B.C.

Puzzle on page 32

P E P P E R E S A L T A V S U G A R O I L LC O C O N U T M A P P L E O D NS P O N G E DO O U F I S H V P U M P K I N E C H I C K E N

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

Page 24The 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 walkyou have to move about 200 muscles.

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

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sneaky a person who hides what they are thinking

irascible a person who gets angry easily

Here I write the meaning of other

words I have discovered

If I know more words I can express myself better

MAKINGMY OWN DICTIONARY

captivity deprivation of freedom at the hands of an

enemy

blood vessels tubes through which blood flows. Blood vessels can be divided into: arteries, veins and capillaries

bacteria are a kind of microbe. Types of

microbe are: bacteria, virus and rickettsia.

sumptuous luxurious, ostentatious, pompous, something which makes a show of grandeur.

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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.

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.

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

the adventure that came to life on Brownsea

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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!

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What are your nicknames?

What nicknames do your friends in the six have?

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".

lord robert baden-powell's nicknames

Don't forget that a nickname is an expressionof affection and should never be hurtful

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Ingenious like

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

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?

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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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!

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Answers on page 71

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, buta new continent... which was later called America.

.

Guess... guess...

The bull carries it uphill,

it is hidden in a trunk.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?

Who are we talking about?

Say it quickly without making a mistake!

Peter Piperpromised Paulto pick a pail

of pickled peppers.

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To grow, we have to be awareof what is going on

around us

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

.

I like to learn new things

"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

Answer on page 71

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3. Tie a piece of string to a cane or stick and tie

a magnet to the end of the

string.

2. Stick a paper clip to each fish with adhesive tape.

I investigate and find outhow things work

You could use this experiment as a game for the whole Pack. Which six can catch most fish ?

4. Put your fishes in a tub and go fishing!

Let's experiment!

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.

Just think...

1. Paint some fish on a piece of card, then colour them in and cut them out.

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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 was interested in this article because

I read a newspaper called

and I chose this article

Cut out your articleand paste it here(If it is very long,

stick down one end of the paperand fold the rest)

I am able to tell other peoplewhat I read and learn

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

I relate imaginary things to things that really happen

Our imagination helps us to think and invent!

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".

Do you know about Jules Verne?

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in my six we read

and afterwards we talked about it.

these are some of the things we said

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.

I can draw my own conclusionsfrom the books I read

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

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I like games in whichI have to think quickly

Answer on page 71

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

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Why not decorate the den with these multicolouredlamps for the next party you have at night.

Suggest it to your leaders and the rest of the Pack!

It is made by recycling egg cartons, which are usually thrown in the garbage.

A spectacular lamp!

7. You can also use it as a shade for a candelabra or table lamp.

4. Then, paste coloured transparent paper on the inside of the smooth lids.

3. Paint the outside of the boxes.

1. With a knife, cut out the bottom of both cartons, that is the part where the eggs go.

2. Draw decorative shapes on the smooth lids and cut them out.

6. If you are going to use your lamp as a shade for a light bulb that

hangs from the roof, you have to make a small hole in the upper part of two opposite sides of your rectangle. Then, knot a piece of string or wire to hang your lamp from.

5. Make a rectangle with the two boxes and join them along the long sides with adhesive tape.

I use my manual skillsall the time

You can do hundredsof things with your hands

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You have probably made some kind of object.

This is a drawing of it

This is how I did it

The most difficult part was

and the easiest part was

I would like to learn to make

Now, tell us how to do it.

The work I do with my handsis getting better all the time

I made a

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I show thedifferent things that I can do

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

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

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When I am grown up I would like to be

because

On this page you can paste picturesof other professions or jobs that interest you

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

THE JOURNALIST MONKEYBeatriz 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 fussjust 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)

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You can tell what I think and feelfrom the activities I carry out

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

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

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I realise when other peoplespeak well, and I like it

I try to speak clearlyand learn new words

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.

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.

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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 whythings happen

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.

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.

"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

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I try to find ways to solve the problemswhich arise in the things I do

These are my ideasfor reducing this serious problem

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?

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"

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this is what we have done in the Packto 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?

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Here I writeother things I mean to doto develop my intelligence

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Answers

On page 57 the museum robber is the one in the red circle.

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 Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

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.

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If I know more words I can express myself better

MAKINGMY OWN DICTIONARY

sway to move or swing to and fro, as something

fixed at one end or resting on a support

gaze to look steadily and intently,

as with great curiosity, interest,

wonder, etc.

Here I write the meaning of

other words I have learned

trance influence, a state of dazed or bewildered condition, an hypnotic condition

cartographer person who makes maps or geographical charts

disdain disrespect

predict to tell the outcome before hand

rumpus a noisy or violencedisturbance; commotion; uproar

outstanding something prominent, that stands out from everything around it

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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 Packbut the Pack has made the wolf strong.

The Cub ScoutThe Pack Law

Tells the truth Is cheerful and friendly

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Those who keep the same law belong to the same pack

and help each other

Helps others

Shares with his or her family

Looks after nature

Is keen to learn

Listens to and respects others

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If you have been in the Pack for some timeyou 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 commitmentto yourself, to others and to God.

I promiseto do my best,

to love God and my countryand keep the Pack Law

To help you remember this important commitment always, you will receive your Promise Badge to wear on your uniform

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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."

The motto!

Robert Baden-Powell

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

this is the nicest thingI remember about that day

Stick a photo here or do a drawingof the day you made your Promise

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

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Wise like

Baloo I am Baloo, the serious, 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.

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Cubs do not always listen to the advice of thosewho 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 whenI 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 troubleto 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,

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"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 thatI 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.

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

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.

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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.

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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!

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

How do you show it?

Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz was a great Mexican poetess who lived from 1651 to 1695, that is right in the middleof 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 upfor women's right to studyand improve themselves.

What about you?

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The first thing you have to do is get to know yourself

I know what I can doand what I cannot do

I am capable of

What I find most difficult is

I feel silly when

I feel shy when

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my self-portrait

I accept my shortcomingsand I know there are thingsI cannot do yet

what what I would like to I like change or improve

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When you are facing a difficult task, think about the things youhave done well andeverything you havelearned, even whenthey seemed verycomplicated at first.

The things we achieve make us happy, encourage usand give us confidence in ourselves!

I think the things I do wellare important

This is what my friends have said aboutthe things that I have done well

in the activities we have done in the Pack

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"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."

I set myself tasks that help me overcome my shortcomings

To improve and be your best, you have to keep trying all the time

I think that my worst

shortcoming is

This is what I will do to overcome it

Robert Baden-Powell

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When I agree to do a job,I do it well

I think that this fable teaches us

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!"

The fox and the grapesFable by Félix de Samaniego,

a Spanish poet who lived from 1745 to 1801.

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.

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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 Lawmeans 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

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I help others

I am friendly and cheerful

I share with my family

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I listen to and respect others

I look after nature

I am keen to learn

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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

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.

This is what happened

this is how I felt

Have you ever not told the truth?

Once I found out that

This is how I felt

Have you ever found out that somebody hasn't been sincere with you, that they haven't told you the truth?

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I understand that I mustkeep the Pack Law at home too

I think the attitudesthat help make sure

we always tell the truth are:

I think that I am keepingthe 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

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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 duringthe 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...

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I feel happy when I manageto 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 managedto 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.