Here is a incomplete collection of named from the jungle book which are sometimes being used as names for cub scout leaders. Jungle safari adventure ideas content sam houston area council. I got inspiration from a magazine and i converted it to my own version with different exercises based on pictures, grammar and vocabulary. These names are used in the united states, the united kingdom, canada, australia, and many other countries. I have used the character to bracket text which was printed in an. Jungle book names the internetional scouting and guiding pages. This animation was made by alex chorley, a cub at 1st east ryde scout group. Leaders take the names of the good characters from the jungle book, above are the most commonly used jungle book names. The story of how mowgli was accepted into the wolf pack is one you will not have seen in the disney cartoons. At left are the names of some characters in kiplings the jungle book. Produced for serens grey wolf award for cub scouts. Black plume, brown tip, grey brother, red fang, tawny fur, white claw. We all know the adventures described in the jungle book.
The following may be of interest to scouters not familiar with the jungle book nomenclature. A copy of part of the story is in the wolf cub scout book. If you are unsure of the pronunciation of a jungle book name, here is a web site to pronouce most names. It was originally published in chapter form in the american childrens magazine, saint nicholas. The jungle book and other rudyard kipling books are described at the penguin books website. It is everyones duty to be mindful of other creatures habitats. The law of the jungle states that the wolves must gather to look over the new wolf cubs of the pack, so that they will know them and take care of them when they see them in the jungle. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories written by rudyard kipling. Like scouts, cub scouts are assigned to small teams within the pack. Apr 29, 2018 produced for serens grey wolf award for cub scouts. Baloo is a main fictional character featured in rudyard kiplings the jungle book from 1894 and the second jungle book from 1895. Make a jungle character mask and use it in a jungle playdance. Boomerang game 10 mins jungle character puzzle relay equipment required.
This puzzle contains words and phrase related to cub scouting. Badenpowell wrote a new book, the wolf cubs handbook, for junior members. Kipling was also the author of the scout s patrol song which was the official boy scouts of america song. We are sea scouts, which is the same as any other scout group except as we are on the water we do a lot more water activities. Lion is the cub scout program for girls and boys in kindergarten. Badenpowell asked his friend rudyard kipling for the use of his jungle book history and universe as a motivational frame in cub scouting. As each young wolf was pushed into the circle, akela, the great leader of the wolf pack, sitting high on council rock, called, look at each cub, o wolves. Gathering activity wolf head woggle collect bones dues see detail planning sheet 5 mins. Just imagine yourself in the jungle along with mowgli and his friends because today he is going to show you around his world but always.
Bsa cub scouting has drawn upon the adventure and lore of the native american, just as setons native. See more ideas about cub scouts, scout activities and cub scout activities. Learn why africa is special to our founder lord badenpowell. Adult leaders of cub packs often take the names of the jungle book s main characters. Shere khan, kaa, baloo, mowgli, bagheera, hathi and others. Cub scouting began with the jungle book bryan on scouting.
Every boy gets the opportunity to have a rewarding cub scouting experience filled with adventure, success, and lots of fun in a safe, positive environment. I try to get the names in as many languages as i can get, so please contribute where ever you can. Night of the howling dogs by graham salisbury, fieldbook by boy scouts of america, alien scout by a. Mar 14, 2015 this animation was made by alex chorley, a cub at 1st east ryde scout group. Jungle book names here is a incomplete collection of named from the jungle book which are sometimes being used as names for cub scout leaders. Cub scouts are organized in packs, which are usually linked to a scout group district, providing a community with all age sections. Even now, the cubs still use the jungle book as a basis. Cub scouts are organised into packs, which are usually linked to a local scout group, providing a community with all age sections. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. In the new movie, baloo is a freespirited bear played by bill murray. The cubs are taught that the leader is called akela. In the united kingdom, where nearly all of the links with the jungle book have been taken out of the cub scout programme, the names of jungle book characters are still used for cub scout leaders. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling.
It is very similar to how you will be welcome into your new cub pack and taught the ways of scouting by your leaders. Bsa cub scouting has drawn upon the adventure and lore of the native american, just as setons native american lore influenced. Gold discuss how the teachings in the jungle book are part of life and that of the pack note have cub scouts tell the story as a form of reinforcing their knowledge. Jungle book caharacters word search puzzle find these. It is at such a meeting that the pack adopts the human cub mowgli as one of its own and akela becomes one of mowglis mentors. Akela, bagheera, baloo, kaa, chil, bandarlog, shere khan if book, jungle names. From akela to the pack, cub scouting has roots in the jungle book. Game jungle character puzzle relay equipment pictures of jungle book characters, cut in to puzzle pieces each six lines up at one end of the hall, a pile of jungle book character puzzle pieces are at the other end of the hall. It tells the story from the jungle book by rudyard kipling of. Jungle book badenpowell asked his friend rudyard kipling for the use of his jungle book as a motivational frame in cub scouting. The new disney film stars breaking bads giancarlo esposito as akela, a character billed as a great leader and a wise teacher. There are many unusual names in the jungle book, and pronouncing some of the names correctly can be difficult.
The story of akela and mowgli in the wolf cub scout book. The characters are a young boy and jungle animals that children can relate to, led by akela the jungle books leader of the wolf pack. Opening ceremony jungle opening in the dark see the pack resouce book 10 mins. The scouting program has used themes from the jungle book by rudyard kipling since 1916.
There were many boys wanting a program that were too young for boy scouts. Jungle book names the internetional scouting and guiding. Part i of the 1908 booklet, scouting for boys included a condensed version of kiplings kim. The section originally opened as wolf cubs in 1916. The cub programme is based on the jungle book, by rudyard kipling. It is reproduced from the gilcraft book entitled wolf cubs, my copy is dated 1948. Names of the characters from the jungle book for cub scouts.
The jungle book have been taken out of the cub scout programme, the names of jungle book characters are still used for cub scout leaders. Australian cub scout bronze boomerang requirements part 5 our cub scout traditions scouting aims and principles the jungle books talk about the main characters in the jungle books and what their names are mowgli lost by his parents in the indian jungle during a tiger attack, a human baby is adopted by the wolves mother raksha and. Cubs is for boys and girls between 7 and 10 years old. Review the wolf cub leaders handbook and the pack resource book for more ideas. It tells the story from the jungle book by rudyard kipling of how mowgli was adopted by the seone wolf pack. A part of the story is also in the cub scout leader book. As well as the adventure cub scouts also has the fun element of the jungle book characters, the pack leader being akela the old wolf, and other assistants being baloo, bagheera and hathi, and the recruit entering the pack is like mowgli, the young boy who was brought up by the wolves. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or man cub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Cub scouts have been inspired by rudyard kiplings book the jungle book. Jungle book characters for the walls of the nursery see more. It is a table of accepted pronunciations obtained from all the mowgli stories.
The complete jungle book, having passed into the public domain, is online at project gutenbergs official website. Game mowgli game see detail planning sheet 15 mins. Kipling was born in india and spent the first six years of his childhood there. Find out how the jungle book story connects to scouting. Akela, bagheera, baloo, kaa, chil, bandarlog, shere khan if cub packs take the names of the jungle book s main characters. Adult leaders of cub packs take the names of the jungle book s main characters. Jungle book names here is a incomplete collection of named from the jungle book. Read the jungle book become familiar with the characters of the jungle book. In each six, assign 1 cub to the following jungle book character names. Badenpowell liked the stories in the jungle book by rudyard kipling, and he thought many of the characters were fun and playful, just like cub scouts. Fattest cub kim little friend of all the world helpfulness.
Together, they embark on exciting adventures whilst learning new skills. Bear cub scout book by the boy scouts of america 1948 gerald a. Kaa was of working, remembered nothing mowgli was the young boy, frightened. You know lord badenpowell used the jungle book as the basis of cub scouts. Rikkitikkitavi the mongoose cheeriness, or courage. Lion guide and parent orientation simon kenton council. The new disney film stars breaking bad s giancarlo esposito as akela, a character billed as a great leader and a wise teacher. Adults are encouraged to wear a cub scout activity shirt or lion polo shirt, or follow the packs uniform custom. Cubs is the second section of the scouting movement, originally started in 1916 for younger brothers who wanted a lookin. Lion scouts, lion adventures, and the lion badge scouter mom.
Names from the jungle books cub leaders can take any of the names of the animals and birds from the jungle book, except from those that have bad characters such as the banderlong, shere khan etc. The youth lion adventure book is designed as a memory or keepsake book. Badenpowell, the founder of scouting, based cub scouting on one of the stories in rudyard kiplings jungle book. Welcome to the resources page for 1st balcombe heights cub scouts group. In the scouting world, baloo is an acronym for basic adult leader outdoor orientation, a bsa course for adult cub scout leaders wherein they learn the fundamental skills for taking cub scouts on an overnight campout.
This is a summary of the stories in the jungle book. Mowgli came to the jungle in the first storey the jungle book mowglis brothers. Rudyard kipling author of the jungle book wolf cub handbook published 1916. Baloo, a bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. Boy scouts were called wolves after the indian name for scout. Cubs the beginning and the jungle book the picture above is probably what you think of when you hear the jungle book mentioned. Akela, the head wolf in the jungle book, has become a senior figure in the movement, the name being traditionally adopted by the leader of each cub scout pack. In many countries the leader of the pack is called akela. In nearly a century, the section has constantly evolved and adapted its programme and methods to meet the changing needs of each generation of young people, and these days admits girls as well as boys. The complete book, having passed into the public domain, is online at project gutenbergs official website and elsewhere. The jungle book study guide contains a biography of rudyard kipling, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
For the convenience of cubs and leaders, many of the titles are links to a copy of that story. After about ten years in england, he went back to india and worked there for about sixandhalf years. Talk about the main characters in the jungle books and what their names are. Note have cub scouts tell the story as a form of reinforcing their knowledge.