Making a Cub Scout
| Category: | Narrator |
|---|---|
| Category: | Cub Scouts |
| Category: | Opening |
| Category: | Induction |
| Props: | Large table, cardboard knife, surgical masks, sheet, signs/props, tire pump, lumps of paper, rubber gloves, glove full of flour, rags, balloon |
| Notes: | Cast: 1 child (wearing uniform under loose-fitting shirt), 2 Leaders, 2 Parents, 1 Cubmaster (acts as doctor), 1 Narrator. Boy removes shirt under sheet to reveal uniform. |
[Narrator:] We are about to instruct you in the method of making a Cub Scout. To complete this project, you will need one small eager boy, two interested parents, one patient Den Leader, and one courageous Cubmaster.
Each character enters as his name is spoken. Boy wears uniform under a large loose-fitting shirt and climbs up on the table. Others don surgical masks. As the narrator continues, the operation proceeds, with Cubmaster acting as doctor. Den Leader and parents hand him the things to be put in and take the things removed. When the boy is hidden under a sheet, he removes his shirt.
[Narrator:] Cover him with fun and good times.Hold up posters labeled "FUN" and "GOOD TIMES" and cover boy
[Narrator:] We use laughing gas for anesthetic.Use a tire pump labeled "Laughing Gas"
[Narrator:] Take out hate and put in Love.Hate - lump of paper, so labeled. Love - big paper heart, labeled
[Narrator:] Take out selfishness, put in cooperation.Sign "I," sign "WE"
[Narrator:] Take out idle hands, put in busy fingers.Idle - empty rubber gloves. Busy - glove full of flour
[Narrator:] Take out laziness, put in ambition.Laziness - rag; Ambition - blown up balloon
[Narrator:] After this pleasant operation, we have a "CUB SCOUT."Remove the sheet. Boy, in uniform, stands up and gives the Cub Scout sign