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(Yawns and falls asleep. Darken stage
and put spotlight on puppet stage.)
NARRATOR (from the darkness): Oh boy
of 1990, we have heard your secret
desire. Now, from out of the pages of his-
tory you may meet the heroes you
admire. First... George Washington.
(Puppeteers manipulate their puppets
as a reader or the Narrator reads the
script for each one.)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: It was a hard
winter at Valley Forge during the Revolu-
tion. My soldiers were in rags, but they
fought valiantly so that you could be free.
Later I became the first President and
helped to write the Constitution that pro-
tects your liberty. Guard it well!
NARRATOR: Daniel Boone...
DANIEL BOONE: I was one of the pio-
neers who opened the western lands to
settlement by white men. I wrestled a
bear, and I could hit the tail of a squirrel
with a shot from my Kentucky long rifle
at 40 paces. I loved life on the American
frontier.
NARRATOR: Abraham Lincoln...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: As a young fel-
low I was a pretty good wrestler and foot
racer. Later on I was a lawyer, riding
horseback from town to town to try cases.
It was a hard life—but not as hard as
trying to save the Union during the Civil
War. We did save the Union, and that's
why you have one nation, indivisible,
today. Keep it that way!
(And so on, until each den member has
performed with his puppets. The skit
ends with the lights coming up, the boy at
the table awaking with yawns and
stretches, and saying, "What a beautiful
dream! Isn't it great to have heroes.'")
PAPEK
FASTENED
MARIONETTES. Your older Cub
Scouts may want to make marionettes,
which are more complicated and
require more dexterity than puppets.
The control strings are tied to a stick
that the boy maneuvers to make the
marionette move. This marionette is
cut from heavy cardboard; the joints
are paper fasteners.
MATCH THE HEROES INTERDEN
GAME. You need 16 photos or prints of
men. Ten of them must be famous men
from the present or past. The other six
may be anybody; they are merely
decoys for this game.
For each of the famous men, write a
short descriptive sentence. Examples:
"The Father of our country." (Wash-
ington) "He invented the electric
light." (Edison) "One of baseball's best
PACK MEETING
The arrangements and program com-
mittees should arrive early. The arrange-
ments committee should set up the dis-
play of heroes, if you have one, and be
prepared to assist Cub Scout dens in pre-
paring their puppet stages for the show of
puppet shows. Also have display tables
available to showcase Webelos dens'
projects for the Craftsman and Citizen
activity badges.
The program committee prepares for
the "Who Am I?" preopening game and
the "Match the Heroes" interden con-
test.
Preopening—Have a welcoming commit-
tee of pack leaders or Webelos Scouts to
greet families, with special attention to
new members. As families arrive, direct
the Cub Scouts to a corner where den
chiefs are leading easy-joiner games like
those on pages 56-61 of the Den Chief
Handbook.
Have the adults play "Who Am I?" Pin
a slip of paper with the name of a "hero
in books" on the back of each adult. Ask
him or her to circulate and try to find out
who they are by "yes" or "no" asking
questions of other adults. They may ask
no more than three questions of any one
person.
Opening—Using the "Story of Pack
pitchers." (Roger Clemens of the Bos-
ton Red Sox.)
Dens line up relay fashion. The
leader reads one of the descriptive
sentences, and the first boy in each
den races to the board to touch the cor-
rect picture. Score one point for the
first to do it. Continue through the 10
questions. In small dens, several boys
will run twice.
book (shown on this page),
the Cubmaster reads a brief welcome to
the "Wonderful World of Books." He
then asks the boys and parents to join in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Icebreaker—Ask all adults to stand who
found out "who they are" in the pre-
opening period. In their honor, perform
the Applaud and Cheer applause stunt
on page 14 of Group Meeting Sparklers.
Den Puppet Skits—In turn, Cub Scout
dens perform their skits based on heroes
in books.
Webelos Den Demonstrations—Webelos
Scouts show skills or projects for the
Craftsman or Citizen activity badge.
Match the Heroes Interden Game—See
directions on this page.
Recognitions—Cubmaster uses "Story of
Pack '' book to award Cub Scout
badges of rank and arrow points.
Webelos den leaders present activity
badges to eligible boys.
Closing—Announce date, time, and
place of the pack's holiday party in
December.
Ask the Cub Scouts to form semicircle
with parents behind them. Your song
leader steps to the front and leads "Good
Night, Cub Scouts" (Cub Scout Song-
book).
CUB 3 NOV 90
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