Parents: Help your son through the Bobcat Trail. When he has done that, sign below. Then have him take this booklet to his Den Leader. He will receive his Bobcat badge at the next Pack Meeting.

 

Parent's signature: ________________________________

 

LEARN AND GIVE THE CUB SCOUT PROMISE

The Cub Scout Promise is:
I,___________promise,
To do my best to do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.

When you say you will do a thing, that is a promise. In the Cub Scout Promise, you say you will put God first. That you will do what He wants you to do. Duty to my country means you will be loyal. You will be proud you are an American. To help other people means to do things for others. To obey the Law of the Pack means to be a good Cub Scout.

 

 

SAY THE LAW OF THE PACK. TELL WHAT IT MEANS.

The law of the Pack is:

The Cub Scout follows Akela
The Cub Scout helps the Pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.

Akela (say Ah-KAY-la) means "good leader" to a Cub Scout. Akela is your mother or your father. So is your Cubmaster or Den Leader. In the Law of the Pack, you say you will follow Akela. This means you will walk in the steps of your Cub Scout leaders. And you say that you will help the pack go. You will go to your Cub Scout meetings. There you will do what you can to help. When you go, you will be taught new things. You will learn games and tricks, and crafts. This is how the Cub Scout grows. The last part of the Law of the Pack says you will give goodwill. This means to smile. Be happy. Help others. Help does not have to be big. Small things help too.

 

TELL WHAT WEBELOS MEANS

Webelos (say WEE-buh-Lows) sounds like an Indian name, but it is not. It is formed from the dark letters in We'll Be Loyal Scouts. It is a secret word, just for Cub Scouts. Webelos Scouts are 10-year-old Cub Scouts. They belong to a den. They work to earn the Arrow of Light Award. This is the highest award in Cub Scouting.

 

SHOW THE CUB SCOUT SIGN. TELL WHAT IT MEANS.

Make the sign with your right hand. Hold your arm straight up. The two raised fingers stand for the two parts of the Promise- "to help other people" and "to obey the law of the Pack." They look like the sharp ears of the wolf listening to Akela.

 

SHOW THE CUB SCOUT HANDSHAKE.

When you shake hands with another Cub Scout, place the first two fingers of your right hand along the inside of his right wrist.

 

GIVE THE CUB SCOUT MOTTO.

The motto is: DO YOUR BEST

A motto is a rule for living. The Cub Scout motto asks you to do your best at all times. You do your best in school and at home. you do your best to help your team win a game. You may not do a thing as well as some other boy. Just do as well as you can. That is what the motto means.

 

GIVE THE CUB SCOUT SALUTE. TELL WHAT IT MEANS

Salute with your right hand. Hold your first two fingers close together. Touch the tips to your cap. Touch your fingers to your eyebrow if you are not wearing a cap. This is the way to show respect to your leaders. You salute the flag to show respect to our country. And you can greet another Cub Scout this way.