So it is, that when your Old Wolf,
Akela, comes to your meeting the Pack salutes him by squatting around in the
circle as the young wolves do, and giving him the Wolf Cub Grand Howl. This is
how you do it.
An Old Wolf calls “PACK”—Cubs
freeze, that is, remain perfectly still and wait for further instructions.
Akela calls loudly “PACK—
PACK—PACK” and the Cubs, yelling
“PACK”, run into the Rock circle, that is gathering close around the central
figure, then by joining hands they are ready to form the Parade Circle by
taking two paces outward. You should then stand at the alert.
Akela, facing the Sixer who is to
lead the Howl, nods his head and the Sixer raises his hands over his head and
brings them right down. The Cubs taking their lead from the Sixer then go into
the squat position—on your toes, knees wide apart—your two hands, with each
index finger and second finger close together, touching the ground—shoulders
back—chins up and all together, you howl out— making each word a long yowl:
“Ah-kay-la! (Three distinct syllables with equal emphasis on each syllable)—We-e-e-ll
do-o-o-o o-o-u-u-r BEST—”BEST” is sharp and loud and short and all together;
and at the same time spring (a real jump) to the alert with two fingers of each
hand pointing upwards at each side of your forehead, to look like a wolf’s two
ears.
Then you keep the two hands up while
the leading Cub slowly and in a commanding tone, calls out to the
Pack, at the top of his voice: “Dyb,
dyb, dyb, dyb,” (meaning Do Your Best).
After the fourth “dyb,” Akela
salutes at which every Cub drops his left hand smartly to his side and changing
the right hand to the salute with two fingers up, but now spread out making the
salute, squeals
“We-e-ll” and barks out “Dob, dob,
dob, dob,” (We’ll Do Our Best).
After the fourth “dob” each Cub
drops his right hand smartly to his side and remains at the Alert.”
The Grand Howl is whispered when it
is necessary to be especially quiet, such as when other groups are meeting in
rooms close to the Pack Den.
