The Singing Scoutmaster: Turk's Head

(Make a large Turk's head knot about 4 to 6 inches around. Before your Minute begins, pass the Turk's head around for all of the Scouts to see.)

Who knows what this is? See how the strands of rope go in and around each other, and seem to never end? Working as a patrol, you Scouts are like the strands of this Turk's head knot, in that you must learn to work in and around other people to reach a common goal. (Next, pull two opposite strands apart so that the shape of the Turk's head is distorted.)

This is what happens when the patrol members do not work together. The patrol becomes all bent out of shape. (Begin rolling the knot around your fingers or hands; this should put the shape back into the Turk's head.)

This external "working" could be our senior patrol leader, or another junior leader working with the patrol to set the example on working together.

A patrol that's in good shape is like a team where everyone works together.