We've moved into our new place but we're still waiting to get the internet. Once we come back online you can expect more consistent updates.
In recent happenings, Aaron Reuben and I have spent most of our time unpacking. One of the best parts of unpacking is discovering wonderful things you forgot you had. Our recent great find was a 50 cent Walmart copy of The Jungle Book Vol 1. I LOVE the Jungle Book Stories. They've got everything I want in a story: vicious animals, an impenetrable jungle, poetry, a rugged individualist, ruined civilization, the epic struggle of man vs nature, bowing sea cows, and so on.
When I started to extoll the greatness of the book Aaron responded with "Akela Leads The Pack!" When I asked him where he got that from he informed me that it was a boy scout salute to a leader. I find this HILARIOUS and slightly disturbing.
In the Jungle Book, Akela, the lead wolf of Mowgli's pack, is deposed by a gang of corrupt young wolves. They have every intention of ripping their leader apart but thankfully Mowgli intercedes and Akela escapes and becomes a lone wolf.
So now I'm wondering why the scouting program chose to use Akela as the model leader- Perhaps as a reminder of the constant peril of leading the young?
A few days after our conversation, Aaron got a new calling. He is the Bear Leader. All Hail Akela!!
If you want to see some more amazing illustrations for the Jungle Book go here.
4 comments:
Never made the association between scouting terms and animals (or their behavior) - "cub" scouts, scout "pack", etc. That album you found looks hilarious!
Where did you guys move? I love finding things as you unpack too. I still have 4 or 5 boxes I need to go through and it has been over a year! :)
The scouting program in our ward resembles what you described. I hope Aaron's experience is better. Sounds like fun!
Merilee
I find lots of things about scouting hilarious and slightly disturbing. (Just kidding.) I'm glad to hear you guys are getting settled in. Good luck as Bear leader Aaron!
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