The Jungle Book
“Wood and Water, Wind and Tree,
Wisdom, Strength and Courtesy,
Jungle-Favour go with thee!”
When the Wolf Cub’s Handbook was published on December 2nd, 1916 B-P’s new scheme must have amazed many people. It was based on a child’s story involving talking animals! The story came from The Jungle Book, written by his long-standing friend Rudyard Kipling.
BP never intended the ‘Jungle Book’ to be used as a creed and philosophy but as a means of adding colour to training, and apart from its imaginative qualities it perfectly illustrated a sound code of behaviour.
The Jungle is an appropriate background for Cub Scouting provided that it is kept as a background. It is vital that a proper balance is maintained. ‘Jungle atmosphere’ is not the use of totem pole and lighted moon but rather an appreciation and belief in the philosophy of the Jungle stories.
Jungle Test Work
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BRONZE
1. Talk about the main characters in the Jungle Book and what their names are
2. Tell the story of how Mowgli came to be in the Jungle
SILVER
1. Tell one of the stories in the Jungle book that does not have Mowgli in it
2. Explain the signifigance of Baloo and Bagheera in Mowgli’s life
GOLD
1. Explain how the laws and teachings in the Jungle Book are part of your life and your Pack’s attitude
Bringing in the Jungle
The Jungle Book [Etext #236] by Rudyard Kipling
The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Jungle Book
Second Jungle Book [Etext #1937] by Rudyard Kipling
The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Second Jungle Book
THE WOLF CUB WAY
“Gilcraft” (1961) chapter 1 in “Wolf Cubs”
References:
The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling
SCOUTING’s SYMBOLIC FRAMEWORK – The Jungle Book [www.scout.org]
Jungle Book Education Pack [watermill.org.uk]
