THE COUNCIL ROCK AND CIRCLES
When the wolf pack met in the
jungle, Akela, the old wolf, stood on a great rock in the middle, and the pack sat in a circle all round it.
So with our Wolf Cub Pack, we may
mark out the rock by a small circle of
stones, or pegs, or with chalk, like
this:.
THE ROCK CIRCLE
is about three paces across, and it
is in this circle that your Totem Pole, if any, is placed. When Akela tells you
to make a Rock Circle, you form a circle round the Council Rock, standing just
as close as you can, shoulder to shoulder with the other Cubs.
PARADE CIRCLE
This is much larger. It is formed by
each Cub joining hands with those next to him, and pulling out into as large a
circle as they can manage without letting go. Of course, if your Pack Den is
not big enough, you will have to make the circle a bit smaller.
The drawing shows you what the Rock
Circle and the Parade Circle look like.
The Rock Circle is used when Akela
wants you all in close to tell you a story or make an announcement.
TO FORM PARADE CIRCLE
When the Pack is formed up in Rock
Circle, the Cub Scout Leader gives the command “Form Parade Circle,” and each
Cub holds hands with the Cub on either side and pulls outwards into a big
circle.
The Parade Circle is used for the
Grand Howl, for Jungle Dances and for rallies.
Each Wolf Cub Pack meeting is opened
with the Grand Howl, the welcome to Akela. In the same way that Mowgli’s Pack
welcomed the old wolves to the Council Circle, you will gather in the Parade
Circle.
Akela will call, “Pack, Pack, Pack”,
and when you hear this call, you and all the other Cubs will answer by shouting
“Pack” just as loudly as you can, and then you will run at once to form the
Rock circle, joining hands and taking two paces back to form the Parade Circle.
Every Cub is with his own Six, with the Sixer standing on the right and the
Second on the left. Now you are ready for
the Grand Howl, which we will tell you about in the next chapter, because
knowing how to do the Grand Howl is one of the
