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We have included a number of things here that we use in our Pack and we often get asked for. We hope that they will be of interest and value.

We have a number of links to Projects that were completed by our Leaders as part of their Wood Badge training. We hope that they will be of interest and value to other Cub Scout Leaders.

• Mike Wright, Akela of the Pack compiled a Collection of Stories for use with Cub Scouts. At the request of a Leader who has found these of value with his Pack, these are now also available in PDF Format from the download section below.

• Bernd Gillhoff, former Akela of the Pack, wrote a short version of Rudyard Kipling's Stories in the Jungle Book in modern English. This has a strong emphasis on the Law and Promise and how the Laws of the Seeonee Pack helped the wolves to live and hunt successfully, as well as the demise of the Pack when these Laws of the Jungle were disregarded.

1^st Mount Waverley Cub Pack - Pack Resources

An introduction to our Cub Scout Pack. This booklet explains to new parents what Cub Scouting at 1st Mount Waverley is about. It has been designed to answer many of the questions of a parent whose child has just started Cub Scouts. (8/3/08, 1Mb)

This form is required by Branch to be completed for a new member. Without this form they will not be covered by insurance. Should be printed on blue paper (11/02, 72kb)

Standard health form required for Camps. (Word 52kb, PDF 218kb)

The Group Leader needs to be advised of the details of section activities. The CP1 form doesn't cover everything we need so we designed this one. (12/12/02, 113kb)

Collection of Stories for use with Cub Scouts now available in PDF Format. (19/03/03, 299kb)

The Story of the White Scarf

The white scarf is given to children who have joined the pack, and have not yet been invested.

When Baden-Powell was in Africa he heard of a ritual from the Zulu tribe. When a young boy was approaching adulthood the Zulu warriors would paint the boy all over with a special white paint, this paint could not be washed off and would stay on for about six weeks. The paint was a symbol to the Zulu�s that this boy was training to be a warrior. During the six week period the boy was not allowed to be seen by any members of the Zulu tribe and he was only given a shield for protection and a small spear to hunt and obtain food.

He would have to follow deer tracks and creep up near enough to spear the animal in order to get food and clothing for himself. He had to make fires to cook his food by rubbing two sticks, (he didn�t have matches with him) and he had to be careful not to let his fire smoke too much, or it would catch the eye of Zulu hunters. He had to be able to run long distances, to climb trees and to swim rivers, he also had to be very brave and stand up to a lion or tiger or any other animal that attacked him. He had to know which plants were good to eat and which were poisonous and how to cook them. He had, of course, to make his own cooking pots of the bark of a tree or of clay. He had to build himself a hut to live in, but well hidden. He had to be careful not to leave any tracks that could be followed. He had to learn not to snore, to keep his mouth shut and to breath quietly through his nose.

He had to do all this for 6 weeks, sometimes in burning heat, sometimes in cold rain, until the white paint wore off. If the boy could survive until his paint wore off he could return to the tribe and be accepted as a man and a warrior.

People saw this ritual they thought what a great way to let everyone know that this young person was doing something special, and learning some great skills that will help them along their way.

Now everyone knew that they couldn�t paint the New Chums, but could give them a very special white scarf. This scarf would tell everyone in Scouting that this person is not yet a member of the Scout Group and is doing their best to learn about Cubs. The White Scarf is also a symbol to all of the other Cubs and Scouts that the new member is a New Chum and they must take special care of them and to help them learn.

Jungle Names and their Meanings