Jungle Closing

Cubs in Lairs. Room in moonlight.

AKELA: "Look well, O Wolves, Look Well."

CUBS : Short Howl like wolves.

BALOO: "This is the hour of pride and power. Talon and tusk and claw. Oh, hear the call - Good Hunting all. That keep the Jungle law. PACK --- PACK --- PACK (Slowly and drawn out).

Cubs crawl out of lairs, Sixers leading, Six in single file; form Parade Circle.

BALOO: "Because of his age and his cunning, Because of his grip and his paw, In all that the Law leaveth open, The word of the Head Wolf is Law."

PACK: "The Cub respects the Old Wolf. The Cub respects himself."

AKELA: "As the dawn was breaking the Wolf Pack yelled."

CUBS : (Softly) "ONCE, TWICE, AND AGAIN."

AKELA: "FEET IN THE JUNGLE THAT LEAVE NO MARK."

CUBS : (Softly) "NO MARK."

AKELA: "EYES THAT CAN SEE IN THE DARK."

CUBS : "(Mysteriously) "THE DARK."

AKELA: "TONGUE - GIVE TONGUE TO IT, HARK O HARK."

CUBS: The Grand Howl

AKELA: "There is none like me, Says the Cub in the pride of his earliest kill. But the Jungle is large and the Cub, he is small, Let him think and be still."

Prepare for prayer.

Cub Prayer: Help us, O Lord, to love Thee, Day by day, to do our duty, To enjoy our play, to keep our Wolf Cub Promise, and to rest, happy that we have tried our best.

AKELA: (Holding up one hand) "Wood and water, Wind and Tree, Wisdom, Strength and Courtesy, Jungle Favour, go with Thee, Good Hunting, Pack."

Akela salutes Pack,

Cubs return salute and say, "Good night, Akela, Good night Old Wolves."