CUBS
(Mowgli and Shanti)
The Junglestory
Shanti was curious. The boy made some
strange sounds, but it was no language she knew for sure. Mowgli was his name,
if she understood it correctly. Where would he live? The nearest village was on
the other side of the jungle. And no one dared to enter the jungle. That was
the territory of the predators: the wolves, the bears and the panthers. Shoe
stood in the middle of the field. Mowli took a few steps, then he stood still
and waved at her. What did he mean? Did he really want to enter the jungle. He
didn’t look frightened at all. Her curiosity won from fear. If this boy wanted
to show her something so badly, then she could go to the border of the jungle.
She didn’t have to go far, she could always be prepared to flee into the open
fields. But when they arrived at the border of the jungle, Mowgli signed much
further. Shanti hesitated, but still followed him. He looked so careless, as if
he had never seen a predator. Her heart bounced.
The were only ten meters in the forest and a panther walked towards
them. His dark fur glanced and his sharp teeth blinked in the sunlight which
fell through the trees. She turned around and wanted to run away. But she
couldn’t! Mowgli had taken her by the wrist. He said something to the panther.
It even sounded like a panther. Did he know their languages?
The panther lied down, nails withdrawn, teeth covered. Mowgli pulled her
arm, she just had to follow! He was strong. Mowgli now stood besides the
panther and hugged him! Then he gestured it was her turn. Shanti knew one thing
fo sure: she would never have the nerve to do that. Mowgli pulled her arm and
kept pulling, until her hand was on the head of the panther. The panther raised
his head a little bit, as if he loved the touch. ‘Bagheera’, said Mowgli. Was
it the name of the beast?
'Shanti,' she said, unsure of herself. She stared from Mowgli to the
panther. And suddenly, without thinking, she put her arms around the animal,
just as she had seen Mowgli do. He clapped his hands and cheered, pulled her
from Bagheera and hugged her. Shanti thought this could be the start of many
more amazing adventures.
The cubs play
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Because of the one hundred years
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The new Jungle animals
In
order to be able to express all aspects of the jungle play a number of animals
are added, so the girl and water cubs feel at home.
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Ikki: The porcupine, she is chaotic and very
cozy. She chats with everybody, and because of her chaos, she doesn’t always
tell the stories right. A lot of things cling to her needles. |
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Malchi: A real wateranimal is always on it
guard and takes life as it comes.. |
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Marala: The flamingo, loves to be together.
She loves honesty. |
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Mor: The peacock is very happy with its
beautiful feathers. He loves to show them to everybody. |
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Oe: The turtle, before she says anything,
she deliberates her words. |
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Shanti:
A
girl, born and raised in Haveli, the peoples village. She is curious and acts
on feeling. |
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The Junglemap
The junglemap is renewed so all of the 8
activity areas areas can be used
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These activity areas are: outdoor, identity,
society, challenging Scouting techniques, expression, international, sports
& play, safety & health
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The
Khaali Jagah planes belong to Sports & Play, the Nishaanepond with
Challengeing Scouting Techniques, the Wolvesden with Safety and Health, the
Talaab pool with Outdoors, the Guha caves with Expression, the Counsilrock
with Identity, the Emaarate-ruins with International, and Haveli with
Society. |
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Law and promise
The law:
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A cub
plays together with the others in the jungle.
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cub is honest, friendly and persistent.
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cub takes care of nature.
The promise:
I promise (with the help of God) to do my
best to be a good cub, to help everybody where I can and to abide by the cubs
law. You can count on me!
The uniform
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At
the renewal of the scoutsplay the uniform was renewed as well. It now is
called Scoutfit. The uniform contains of blue trousers and a green blouse.
The model is slightly adapted so the sleeves can be rolled up and fixed. |
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The agegroup sign is a round badge with
a green edge, inside a white ribbon, as i fit is a rope, in it the word
‘welpen’ (cubs) and a picture of Mowgli and Shanti. |
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On
the right sleeve the cub wears the nametag of the Group, and perhaps the
hurdle tag, and the region badge and the nest sign. The badge is square and
is worn with the corner down. It has a red edge and in it a yellow foot and a
green wolves paw. The background color determines the color of the nest. |
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leader of a nest is called a guide and his assistant is called a helper. On
the left sleeve they wear a yellow square badge wit a red edge with in it a
green hand. The helper had just one badge with a right hand on it, the guide
wears two badges, One with a right hand and one with a left hand, side by
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Merit badges
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Merit badges for cubs are blue
hexagonal and have a white edge. The sigh is in two shade of green, with a
white edge. The
requirements for the badges are written in three levels. In this way, all
cubs can earn badges, in spite of their age or development, The differences
in levels aren’t visible in the badges the cubs wear on their blouse. |
Opening and closing
Opening:
The leaders stand at the counsil rock and
the cubs in their nest in a row behind each other. The guide in front and the
helper at the back. The leaders shout: ‘Yalahi’. All cubs answer: ‘Yalahi’ and
gather into a circle. Every one says the opening lyrics and makes the moves.
We zijn weer in de jungle.
(ga stevig staan, handen in
je zij)
We gaan op avontuur, (loop naar voren)
Doen supergave dingen, (ga stevig staan, handen in je zij)
Iets anders ieder uur, (loop naar achter)
Slingeren aan lianen (pak de liaan vast, eerst met je rechterhand, dan met je linkerhand
erbij)
Trotseren de rivier, (maak een roeibeweging alsof je een peddel vasthoudt, eerst links
dan rechts)
Speuren door de jungle, (doe je hand boven je ogen, kijk van links naar rechts)
Zijn vriend van mens en
dier! (pak elkaars handen vast met
gekruiste armen)
Yalahi! (laat elkaars handen los en gooi je armen in de lucht terwijl je
springt).
English translation:
We are in the jungle again (stand
firmly, hands in your sides)
We are looking for adventures (walk
forward)
Do amazing things (stand
firmly, hands in your sides)
Something different every hour (walk
backwards)
Swing in lianas (grab
a liana, first with your right hand, then your left hand also)
Survive the river (make
a rowing gesture like your holding a peddle, first left than right)
Tracking in the jungle (put
your hand above your eyes, look from left to right)
Being a friend of men and animal (take
each others hand with crossed arms)
Yalahi! (let
go of each others hands and throw your arms in the air jumping)
After the opening ceremony one of the
cubs says the cups law. At the end of the law everyone bring the cub salute.
Closing ceremony:
All cubs gather round the counsil rock.
Everybody is in the circle holding each
others hands with crossed arms saying: ‘We now leave the jungle, but will
definitively return! Yalahi!’ (let go of each others
hands and throw your hands in the air, while you jump)
Leaders
Leaders wear the same uniform als the
cubs, so blue trousers and a green blouse. The qualification badges for leaders
are worn above the right breast pocket, underneath the Dutch flag. .
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Leader (age group 5 – 15 year) |
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Teamleader (age group 5 – 15 year) |
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Camping (age group 5 – 15 year) |
Books
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With
the new play new books are made for each agegroup. For the children a guide,
for the leaders a compass. For the cubs this is called the Jungleguide
(Junglegids) and a Cubscompass (Welpenkompas). In both books there are
different stories about the different parts of the jungle and with different
animals. |
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On top of it there is also a book about
the adventures of Shanti and Mowgli. |
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Secret code
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With
updating the cubs play and modifications according to the gamevision Scouts,
abbreviation for Together (Samen), Code and tradition (Code en traditie),
Outdoor, Challenge (Uitdaging), Teamspirit (Teamgevoel), Games and crafts
(Spel en creativiteit) a new secret code is necessary. |
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