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The Scout Handshake is with the left hand. Robert Baden-Powell, the Founder of
Scouting, brought this handshake back from Africa where spears and shields were
used in war and it was a sign of trust to give your left hand in a handshake as you
had to discard your shield and leave yourself defenseless even though you still had
your spear as did the person. So the left handshake is a sign of trust, and so by
using this handshake Scouts show their trust in one another.

The Scout Motto is BE PREPARED. BP wrote “It is certain that many of you
will, at one time or another, get a chance to save a life. You must be
prepared for it. You should know what to do the moment an accident occurs
and do it there and then”. As a Cub Scout you should be prepared for any
emergency.

(c) KNOW THE GRAND HOWL

This is the special greeting that the Cubs of the Pack give to Akela and is used at
the beginning and ending of the meeting. It also helps the Pack to remember the
promise they have made.

The Cubs form a circle around Akela who stands facing the Duty Sixer with
arms raised sideways at shoulder height. The Pack squats when Akela's arms are
lowered to his sides and they call out “Akela, we'll do our best”. At the word BEST
the Cub Scouts jump up and stand at the alert. The Duty Sixer calls out “Cubs, do
your best”, and with a smart salute the Pack calls back “We will do our best”. The
Cubs salute on the word WILL.

(d) BE TOLD THE FIRST JUNGLE STORY AND
THE HISTORY OF SCOUTING AND CUB SCOUTING

The Leaders in the Cub Scout Pack are known by the
names of characters in THE JUNGLE BOOK
STORIES written by Rudyard Kipling around 1900.
Akela will tell you the story where you will hear
about Akela – the Leader of the wolves, Kaa – the
snake, Mowgli – the little boy who lived with the
wolves, Baloo – the bear who taught Mowgli the Law
of the Jungle, Bagheera – the black panther who
taught Mowgli how to hunt, Chil – the kite (a bird of
prey), Hathi – the elephant, Raksha – the mother wolf, Rama – the leader of the
buffalo herd and Shere Khan – the tiger.

SCOUTING HISTORY
The Scout Movement was started by Robert Baden-Powell who was born in London
on February 22nd 1857. BP, as he was often known, became a soldier and served in
India and Africa. Whilst in Africa in 1899 he and his troop of 1000 men successfully
defended the town of Mafeking for seven months against an attacking force of 9000
African warriors.
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