Cub Scout Colors

Props:
Campfire, Dutch oven or large pot, smaller pot to fit inside dry ice, Blue Bear neckerchief and Yellow Wolf Neckerchief, 4 identical bottles, blue and yellow food coloring, 2 Indian headbands, Akela costume.

Prep:
Place the large pot on the fire (Variation: Hang pot over fire from a tripod). Put small pot inside large one. Place dry ice inside small pot. Put the two neckerchiefs down inside between the two pots. Fill two of the bottles with water and color one blue and one yellow. Place these two bottles near the fire. Ask two Webelos scouts to be braves and wear headbands. Akela stands behind the boiling pot.

Akela:
Many, many moons ago the great chief Akela called a Council to see what could be done to make the Webelos tribe the best of all tribes.  After many hours he called his two most trusted braves to the Council fire. 

(The braves come and stand on each side of their chief.)  He gave each a container. 

(Akela hands each brave an empty bottle)   He told the first brave to climb the mountain and tell the great eagle to fly high into the sky and bring back part of the beauty of the sun.

(The first brave leaves.)  He told the second brave to go to the forest and tell the sparrow to fly high into the blue sky and bring back part of the sky. 

(The second brave leaves, and the both return immediately.  One carries a bottle of blue water, and the other a bottle of yellow water.  They take positions, one on each side of the fore, kneel, and held bottles up for everyone to see.)

(Addressing the first brave) Pour some of the beauty of the sun into our Council mixing pot. (The brave pours the yellow liquid over the dry ice, being careful not to get any between the pots on the neckerchiefs)

Akela signals the second brave. Pour some of the beauty of the sky into our Council mixing pot. (The second brave responds and the boiling action increases.)

(Akela raises right hand) From this day forward blue will stand for trust and loyalty. Yellow will stand for warm sunlight, happiness, and good cheer.

(Akela stirs the pot, reaches in, and pulls out the yellow and blue Cub Scout neckerchiefs. He holds them open for all to see, and speaks.) This is why Cub Scouts use the colors blue and gold. The parents and Cub Scouts who helped keep the blue and gold of Cub Scouting alive and growing this month, will receive their hard earned awards tonight.

----Source: 1997 WLACC PowWow Book

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