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Explain the history of cubs below.

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Explain the history of cubs - Cub Scouts were introduced by Lord Baden-Powell in 1916. They were an addition to Scouts, which started nearly 10 years earlier. Lord Baden-Powell created Cubs because the younger brothers of the Scouts kept pestering their siblings, by saying that they wanted to join in the fun and excitement too.

Cub Scouts was originally trialled as junior scouts with a programme rather like that of a watered-down Scout programme but then became Wolf Cubs giving Cubs their own identity and programme. When Wolf Cubs was originally created, they wore green jumpers and neckers like you, but they also wore, grey shorts, knee high socks, and a green and yellow cap.

Every week we do pack circle, otherwise known as the Grand Howl. Why do you think it might be called this?
During the grand howl you should squat with your hands in between your legs, just like how a wolf would sit. This is the same as how the original Wolf Cubs would start their pack meetings each week.

Wolf Cubs and cubs today is based on a famous book from 1894. Author Rudyard Kipling wrote a book called The Jungle Book. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865. He travelled widely during his life, living in England, India, the United States and South Africa. During his second visit to India, from 1882 to 1889, he worked as a journalist, keeping exhaustive notes about life in that country. These notes became the basis of many books, including the children’s story The Jungle Book. In a bit we are going to hear the basis of the story. However, it is important to remember that the Cubs Promise and Law is based off the Laws of the Jungle, as well as your leaders being named after the Jungle Book characters.

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