Audience Participations from Baloo's Bugle -- Part 2

     Here are more Audience Participations gleaned from our many years of publishing Baloo's Bugle. The MacScouter figured it would be helpful if you could find them all in one place. Use these to add pizzaz to your Pack Meetings.
     Many of the Audience Participations are stories where you divide the audience into several groups, teach them their part, usually a response to a word, and as you read the story the audience responds with their phrase or action when you speak the word. It is always best to pause at the word, so the audience has time to respond. You will also find it very useful to copy the story to a separate document and highlight the special words -- captialize them or make them bold, so you know when to pause. Print out the story and read it at your Pack meeting. This is great fun.

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Traveling Treats

Trapper Trails Council

Pass out a few small treats to the audience. Each time they hear the word that indicates some direction they move the treat to the person closest to them in that direction. A few could be bigger or wrapped to appear more special.

Right
Left
In Front
Behind

The Cub Scout year is filled with such fun. Right at the end of the summer the pack has a grand round-up to invite new cubs into the pack. After the Webelos have Left to join the troop there is more room for all the new Tiger Cubs and Bobcats

In the fall all the Cubs LEFT bags on the doorsteps for the neighbors to fill. After the service projects, caroling, and holiday crafts there were not many days LEFT in December.

The Boy Scouts from the troop invited the Webelos to their camp at the Klondike Derby. Looking to the RIGHT and the LEFT they found the troop's sled RIGHT IN FRONT.

At the derbies the excited Cubs stood IN FRONT to see the racing. Did you see the one that LEFT the others behind in his dust?

IN FRONT of the Pack at the Blue and Gold Banquet the Cubmaster was careful to give the boys their RIGHT awards.

The fun continued with scout shows with displays and activities jam packed RIGHT in a row. What Cub in his RIGHT mind could forget the fantastic time at summer camp?

Den meetings, field trips, Pack meetings, outings galore! You had better WRITE it all down because you would certainly feel sad, if you were LEFT behind.

How To Build A Thingamajig

York Adams Council

Doodads: Clickety-clack, clickety clack

Dingford: Whiz, bang, boom

Freedistant: Whoosh, whoosh

Higoricky: Snap, crackle, pop

Scatereekus: All sounds together

Very few families these days can get by without a thingamajig. Sure you can buy one at the local hardware and appliance store, in all sorts of colors, sizes, shapes, makes and models, but as easy as they are to build yourself, you should just get a kit and put it together. Here are a simple set of instructions for building your own thingamajig...

The Doodads of the thingamajig kit are stored in the bubble-wrap gizmo and are stapled with the purple assembly Dingford to the left-handed Freedistant. The assembly Dingford should be placed in an upright position on any corrugated doomaflatchy or Freedistant to complete assembling the Doodads. Carefully remove the gizmo from its containeration of the Doodads from the Freedistant and lay out the Doodads in parallel with the assembly Dingford and assemble the Doodads in the order listed. You will need two fringhoppers with a 4/3" gagglehump for the Higoricky, and you'll have to use penpoppers to complete the riggeration.

Using a witchifiggle, carefully punch 1/2" what-nots through the assembly Dingford and Freedistant, where the Higoricky will attach. The what-nots are there to capitrate the hoosie Higoricky that will beefling the Doodads together.

Next frammis the chingus to the Freedistant, making sure the whatchamacallits are catiwompus to the hootnanny and the Higoricky, as shown on the assembly Dingford. If it is reversed, the thingamajig will not work properly.

Tighten two fistaroud valves underneath the Freedistant using the hickeys from the Doodads to on from one doodad to the other. Now refracker a jigger to the the demisantis and the doorfunkey near the whatchamacallits. Put a dingus on each loose enough so that the thingamabob can discombobulate and rotate easily, or it might XXXX and fly off and hit someone in the doohickey.

That finishes the instructions. If you've followed them carefully, you should have a well running thingamajig. When you turn over the Scatereekus.

The Witch Hunt

National Capital Area Council

Leader takes a seated position in front of the audience and asks them to follow along, repeating after him and making motions as she does.

Would you like to go on a witch-hunt? Okay? Let's go! Watch me and do all the things I do and repeat after me all the things I say. Here we go!

We're going on a witch-hunt. Everyone tip toe. (tip toe fingers across hand) Shhh! (Finger across mouth) I see a house, a haunted house. We can't go under it. We can't go around it. We can't go over it. I guess we'll have to go in it. (Pretends to open a creaking door, making a loud noise) Shhhh! (finger across mouth) I see the stairs, great long stairs. We can't go around them. We can't go under them. We can't go over them. I guess we'll have to climb the. (Pretend to climb the stairs. Shade eyes and look around. Continue tip toeing) Shhh. (finger across mouth I see a cobweb, a great big cobweb. We can't go around it. We can't go under it. We can't go over it. I guess we'll have to go through it. (Wave hands to get through cobweb, make gestures and face as if disgusted.) Shhh! (finger across mouth) I see a room, a great big room. We can't go around it. We can't go under it. We can't go over it. I guess we'll have to go through it. (Open creaking door. Feel in front of you as in the dark.) It sure is dark in here. I feel something. (Go through the motion of feeling.) It's big! It has a crooked nose! It has a pointed hat! I think it's a witch! It IS a witch! Let's get out of here fast! (Slap knees quickly for running) Open the door, (creaking sound), through the cobweb (wave hands), down the stairs (slap knees) out of the house (continue slapping knees), I beat you home. Now you've been on a witch-hunt.

The Big Wheel

York Adams Council

Divide audience into four groups to respond to the following words in the story:

Big Wheel: "Spin, spin"
Canoe: "Paddle, paddle"
Airplane: "Zooooom"
Car: "Rattle, rattle, rattle"

Man has invented different things that go and provide him with transportation down through the years. The Indian made his Canoe, which took him from place to place and served its purpose well. Men like Henry Ford invented the Car, which today is the most popular type of transportation. There were men like the Wright brothers, who pioneered the invention of the Airplane. And there is a group of people, called the Big Wheels, who really don't go anyplace or do anything, but they like to feel important.

This story is about one of those Big Wheels who just sat and spun his wheels and felt so important while he was doing nothing at all. Everyone around him was working on new and better types of Canoes, designing new and more efficient Cars, and designing and testing newer and faster Airplanes. But our Big Wheel just sat around feeling important, not doing anything to help anybody, while everyone else was doing the work.

Somehow, he always seemed to get by and fool people into thinking that he was important because everyone around him was making progress. The Big Wheel depended on their brains and energy to make him look good. Finally, one day, something happened that changed things overnight for the Big Wheel.

Everyone who had been working on Canoes, and Cars, and the Airplanes decided it was time to teach the Big Wheel a lesson. They were tired of him doing nothing except acting important. So they all became very busy and didn't pay any attention to him. When something came up, the Big Wheel found he couldn't rely on the others to answer questions and make him look important. Finally the Big Wheel realized he could not accomplish anything without help from the others. He realized he was making no contribution to the world at all. He was just sitting there spinning his wheel, while the others accomplished a lot on Canoes, and Cars, and the Airplanes. Big Wheel felt very bad.

It was a hard lesson when Big Wheel finally realized something he should have known all along-if you're going to get anyplace in this world, you can't expect other people to do all the work for you. But it was a good lesson, too. Because when the Big Wheel, really look deep down within himself, he realized that, like the Canoe makers, and the Car workers, and the Airplane people, he too had special talents that he could use to contribute to the world.

Arachne The Spinner

York Adams Council

Arachne (pronounced a-RAK-nee?): "I'm the Best!"
Athena: "A goddess"
Tapestry: "Is it real?"
Shuttle: "Shoosh, shoosh"
Everyone: "Aaaah" (The entire audience does this)

Tonight's theme is "Our Gifts and Talents." Every one of us is blessed with special gifts and talents. But we also have to make sure we don't think ourselves so much better than others because we are blessed with certain talents. Tonight's story explains why.

Long ago, there was a weaver who had a great skill. Her name was Arachne. Arachne made Tapestries that were so lovely, people paid a fortune for then. Everyone came from miles around just to watch Arachne weave. Her fingers would make the Shuttle fly over the cloth. Arachne's friends said the gods had given her an amazing talent. Arachne replied, "There is nothing the gods can teach me about weaving. I can weave better than the gods and goddesses!"

Her friend turned pale with fright. "You better not let the goddess Athena hear you say that!"

"I don't care who hears me. I'm the best there is!" replied Arachne.

An old lady was sitting behind Arachne, examining the Tapestries. "So you think you weave better than the goddess Athena?" she asked.

"Athena wouldn't stand a chance against me," said Arachne.

All of the sudden the old lady's hair began to float like smoke and turned to golden light. Her robe turned white and she grew taller and taller. The old lady turned into the goddess Athena. "A contest between you and me!"

Arachne's friends bowed down to Athena, but Arachne just threaded another Shuttle and agreed to the contest. "Now we'll see who is the best weaver in the world," she said.

To and fro the shuttles went, fast as could be. Athena wove a picture of Mount Olympus and all the gods and goddesses. All the animals were in her Tapestry and Everyone wanted to touch them. They seemed so real. Arachne made fun of the gods in her tapestry. She made them look like ordinary people. But her butterfly looked as though it would fly away and the grain waved in the breeze. When Arachne wove a lion, Everyone shrieked and ran away in fright. Indeed, Arachne's Tapestry was lovelier than nature itself.

Athena laid down her Shuttle and looked at Arachne's Tapestry. "You are a better weaver, said Athena. "Your skill is unmatched. Even I don't have your magic."

Arachne was very smug. "Didn't I tell you so?"

"But your pride is even greater than your skill," said Athena, "and your irreverence cannot be forgiven. No one makes fun of the gods." With that, Athena turned Arachne into a spider. "Now you will weave your Tapestries forever, said Athena. "But no matter how beautiful they are, people will shudder at them and destroy them!"

Franklin Discovers Electricity

York Adams Council

Franklin: "A Penny Saved"
Lightning: "Zap-Zap-Zap"
Experiment: "Try it! Try it! Try it!"
Electricity: "Shocking!"

It was the 1740's when Ben Franklin started working with Electricity. He conducted many different Experiments to try to understand more about it. His most famous Experiment being his kite flying one in June of 1752. Franklin believed that Lightning was a flow of Electricity taking place in nature. To test his hypothesis, he tied a metal key to a child's kite and flew the kite during a thunderstorm. The key became charged with Electricity, and Ben had proof that Lightning is really a string of Electricity. His kite Experiment and his others helped him develop many of the words and terms that we still use today when dealing with Electricity: charge, discharge, conductor, minus, plus, electrician, electric shock, and others.

Franklin's numerous experiments with LIGHTNING led to his invention of the LIGHTNING rod. The LIGHTNING rod is used to protect buildings and ships from getting struck by Lightning. Benjamin Franklin was a huge contributor to the field of Electricity. He is said to be the first man to discover anything spectacular about Electricity, and he is well known by people everywhere for that.

Unlike some other inventors in electricity, Franklin did not spend his entire life working with it. He invented many other things that had nothing to do with Electricity, such as bifocals, the Franklin Stove, and the odometer. In 1831, he founded what is considered as the first public library. He wrote Poor Richard's Almanac, which was published from 1732 to 1757. He also established the first Fire department, and a police force. Franklin was also a huge political power in colonial America. Benjamin Franklin died at age 84 on April 17, 1790. He will forever be remembered for his contributions to Electricity and the rest of the world.

A Frontier Thanksgiving

Trapper Trails Council

Divide the audience into seven groups and assign each group one of the following sound effects to be given on cue.

Settler: "Davey Crockett,"
Gun: "Bang, bang."
Dog: "Man's best friend:"
Turkey: "Yum, yum."
Cabin: "Shut the door!"
Frontier: "Way out west!"
Indian: "Geronimo!"
Thanksgiving: Everyone pats tummy.

Early one Thanksgiving morning, many years ago on the old Frontier, a Settler stood before his lonely Cabin with his trusty Gun and faithful Dog ready to hunt the Turkey he needed for dinner, hoping no Indians would spoil his feast. Whistling to his Dog, the Settler shouldered his Gun and started down the forest trail. Meantime, the Indian, also with a Dog, came down the forest trail from the other direction. Just at that moment a fat Turkey flew between them. Out flew an arrow, off went the Gun, down fell the Turkey, in bounded the Dogs, up rushed the Indian and the Settler. "It's mine," claimed the Settler. "Ugh - him mine," said the Indian. "Gr rr," snarled the Dogs. The noise of the argument shook the Cabin and awoke the whole Frontier. But the Turkey, which was only stunned, took off unsteadily and flew in the open door of the Cabin, where it was promptly captured by the Indian and the Settler and the Dogs. And thus, Thanksgiving came to a lonely Cabin on the old Frontier.

Stretcher

SHAC

Tonight we've been honoring,

The Boy Scouts so famous.

But we can't sit forever,

And nobody can blame us.

So let us all stand up right now,

And move ourselves awhile. -

Shake hands with all who sit close by,

And give them all a smile,

Stretch your arms way up high,

And shake your leg a bit.

Now everybody turn around

And now, please, let's all sit.

A Trip Through Santa's Workshop

Viking Council

Narrator: Hi folks. We've had a special invitation from old Santa himself to come up and visit his toyshop at the North Pole. He told me that we must make our trip through the toyshop as quietly as possible, so we won't disturb the elves or the toys. You see, the toys come to life when they see visitors, so if they spot us we may have to pretend we're toys too. The elves get very nervous when they see people. So you just follow me and do exactly as I do and we'll be able to visit without disturbing anyone.

Come on. Let's follow Santa. (Walking in place) on a trip through his toyshop. Since the hour's late, we can't take time to stop (hold finger to lips and hump over, pretending to sneak by). Sh-h-h, the jack-in-the-box is sound asleep, so come on quietly and past him we'll creep.

Look! There's the dancing ballerina (point ahead with finger) standing on one toe. Oh no! She saw us! So round and round we go (hold one hand over head and turn around several times.) Now that the ordeal is over, let's continue on our way (walking in place); we want to see some more but too long we cannot stay.

Look over there to the right, (shade eyes with hand, point to right) back in that corner dark; I think that I can see a very tiny spark (pretend to be quietly sneaking up on something). Oh, it's an elf I see, building a Rudolph toy. Oh, oh, he sees us! Pretend you're not a boy! (Cup hand over nose to simulate Rudolph's large nose while saying "blink, blink, blink").

Whew! That was a close call (wipe brow with hand) but we fooled him I guess. We'd better follow Santa (walk in place) before we get into a mess. Oh, Santa has stopped again (stop walking and hold up hand in halt sign). I wonder what he sees. Uh oh, look out, I think I'm going to sneeze! (Hold finger under nose while saying a-a-a-a-choo!") Oh my goodness, that did it! Come on, we'd better run (start running in place). Let's hurry and get out of here, or it may not be such fun!

Come on and blink your nose (all do as before while running in place) as past the Rudolphs we run, just to make the elf think that we are one. There's the ballerina, dancing on her toe. Let's twirl around once (all twirl while continuing running) so past her we can go. Here's the jack-in-the-box, let's get down low and crouch, (get down low and sneak quietly by. Here's the jack-in-the-box, let's get down and crouch, (get down low and sneak quietly by). Out he comes with a b-o-i-n-g! (All shout "boing" as they spring up high in the air and then sit back down in chairs) Now we're back home on the couch! (Drop in chair with hands hanging down sides; wipe brow.

The House Where Santa Claus Lives

House - hands over head in a inverted V
Shed - hand in front of chest in an inverted V
Sled- hands together is waving motion, left to right.
Reindeer - one hand, palm out, at each side of head as antlers
Pack - both hands over right shoulder as if carrying a load
Little girls - all girls, young and old, stand up
Little boys - all boys, young and old, stand up
Box - show dimensions of the box, length and width, with hands
Doll - both hands under right side of head, as if asleep
Lion - Extend both hands and paws and give a deep growl
Soldier - Give the Cub Scout salute while at attention
Santa Claus- pat stomach with both hands and say "Ho, Ho, Ho"

This is the House where Santa Claus lives. This is the Sled behind the House where Santa Claus lives. This is the Sled that is kept in the Shed behind the House where Santa Claus lives. These are the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed behind the House were Santa Claus lives. This is old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed behind the House where Santa Claus lives.

This is the Pack all filled with toys for good Little Girls and good Little Boys that is carried by old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed that is behind the House where Santa Claus lives.

This is the Box that is in the Pack all filled with toys for good Little Girls and good Little Boys that is carried by old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed that is behind the House where Santa Claus lives.

This is the Doll that is in the Box that is in the Pack all tilled with toys for good Little Girls and good Little Boys that is carried by old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed that is behind the House where Santa Claus lives.

This is the Lion that frightened the Doll that is in the Box that is in the Pack all filled with toys for good Little Girls and good Little Boys that is carried by old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed that is behind the House where Santa Claus lives.

This is the Soldier that captured the Lion that frightened the Doll that is in the Box that is in the Pack all filled with toys for good Little Girls and good Little Boys that is carried by old Santa Claus who guides the Reindeer that pull the Sled that is kept in the Shed that is behind the House where Santa Claus wishes you a Merry Christmas!

The Cub Knot Story

Northwest Suburban Council

Rope -- I'm fit to be tied
Knot -- Cross arms in front and say What Knot
Cub Scout -- Where's the cookies
Den Meeting -- Paint; cut; glue

For those of you who can’t imagine that a Rope can come alive, this story may be hard to believe. Once there was a four-foot piece of Rope who wanted to become a Cub Scout. The Rope knew that in Den Meetings, Cub Scouts learned to tie Knots in Ropes. And he had always wanted to learn how to tie himself into a Knot.

So the Rope checked with a Cub Scout he knew to find out when the next Den Meeting was to be held.

He put on his best tie; hitched up his pants and headed for the meeting. The Rope could tell that he was at the right house, because several Cub Scouts were arriving to begin the Den Meeting. The Rope walked right in and said to the leader, "I want to be a Cub Scout and attend your Den Meetings."

But the den leader said, "I can Knot let a Rope be a Cub Scout!"

Well, the Rope was really upset. He ran out of the Den Meeting, Knot knowing what to do next. He ran out into the gravel road and was run over by a bread truck. The Rope was tumbled, rolled, crunched and, in general, pretty messed up. His ends were all unraveled and he had been twisted into a quadruple half hitch Knot! The Rope couldn't even remember who he was. But somehow, he remembered he wanted to be a Cub Scout and that a Den Meeting was going on that he should be attending. He stumbled to the front door and knocked. The Cub Scout den leader halted the Den Meeting to answer the door. When the den leader opened the door, there was the unraveled half hitched Rope. "I want to be a Cub Scout,” said the Rope.

The den leader looked at him and said, "Aren't you the Rope that was here a few minutes ago. The Rope looked right at the den leader and shouted, "I'm a frayed Knot!"

The Plumber

Mt. Diablo Silverado Council

Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner: Honey, I'm home
Plumber: Get a mop, get a mop
Tools: Clank, clank, bang
Electrician: Bzzzt! How shocking
TV set: We'll be right back

One day, Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner came home from work to find their kitchen flooded with water. "Whatever shall we do?" asked Mrs. Homeowner. "We'll call a Plumber!" said Mr. Homeowner. "He'll know what to do."

Quick as a wink, the Plumber arrived with his bag of Tools. "Don't worry," said the Plumber, "this looks like a simple leak. I'll just get my Tools and have it fixed in a jiffy." Then he crawled under the sink and began banging on the pipes. Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner covered their ears and left the room. But suddenly, all the lights in the house flickered - and then went out! "Oh no!" cried Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner. "Now we'll have to call the Electrician!"

Soon the Electrician arrived with his bag of Tools and began to check the wiring. "Here's the problem," he said, as he stuffed his Tools back into their case. "There's something wrong with your TV Set." "The TV Set?!!?" said MR. Homeowner. "How much will it cost to fix?" "Oh, about a thousand dollars," said the Electrician, smiling broadly at the thought of all that money.

"A thousand dollars just to fix a TV Set? said Mrs. Homeowner. "We can't afford to pay that much? Mr. Homeowner thought about missing his favorite TV shows, then shook his head and slowly took out his checkbook.

Just then the Plumber came into the room and handed his bill to Mrs. Homeowner. "Wait a minute dear," she said. "You might miss your favorite shows but I have to wash my hair tonight! You know we only have enough money to pay one of these bills, and you know what they say - TV or not TV, water's the question!

The Banquet

Heart of America Council

Banquet, Let's eat! (rub tummies)
Cubmaster, Sign up! (Cub Scout sign)
Cub Scout, Yipee! (jump up and down)
Den Leader, Oh dear! (Hand on top of head)
Den Dad, Not again! (both hands to side of head)
Parents, Us too! (Points to self)
Committee Chairman, Thank heaven! (Hands to ceiling)
Everyone, (All at once)

Blue and gold time has come again. Cub Scouts and Den Leaders had come up with ideas for the banquet to please the Cubmaster. They also had to stay within their budget to the Committee Chairman's delight. The made invitations for their parents and centerpieces for the table with the help of the Den Dad.

When they arrived at the Banquet, the parents were very happy with the decorations the Cub Scouts had made. When the awards were presented, the Den Dads and the Den Leaders received thanks for jobs well done. The Cubmaster and the Committee Chairman were also rewarded; and then Everyone decided it was the nicest Banquet they had had so far.

Cub Scout Nature Hike

Heart of America Council

Cub Scouts: “My Turn! My Turn!”
Den Leader: “Now, boys.”
Robin: “Hop, hop, I’m off!”
Dogwood: “Arf! Arf!”

Hike: “Hup! Two! Thr ! Four!”
Animals: “Grrrrrr! “

Once upon a time a den of Cub Scouts went on a Hike to see what they could see. Their Den Leader pointed out sights like spider webs, Robin’s nests and Dogwood trees. The Cub Scouts wanted to take a nature Hike, to see how many wild Animals, they could find and the Den Leader saw it as a perfect opportunity for them to learn about conservation and make plaster casts of the tracks of Animals.

As the Hike went on, the Cub Scouts splashed in a creek, chased a Robin, climbed a Dogwood, and tried to out-moo a field of cows. The Den Leader grew weary of trying to keep up and suggested they rest from their Hike, under the shade of a Dogwood, and eat their sack lunches.

As the Cub Scouts were eating they grumbled about not seeing any wild Animals yet on their Hike. The Den Leader explained that if they were patient and much quieter, they would not scare the Animals away and have a better chance of seeing some. Just then a Robin, landed on a branch of their Dogwood tree and the boys all made the Cub Scout sign and were very quiet. The Den Leader motioned for them to lay some bread from their sandwiches on the ground. The Cub Scouts tore the bread in small pieces and scattered it around them. Like all wild Animals, the Robin, was at first afraid of the people below her Dogwood branch and just watched curiously. But then, she flew to the ground to sample the bread. One of the Cub Scouts was very, very still and held a piece of bread carefully in his fingers and soon the Robin was eating out of his hand. Eventually the Cub Scouts could sit still no longer and the movement and the noise scared the Robin back to a branch of the Dogwood tree.

The Litter Bug

Heart of America Council

Paper -- Crackle, crackle
Cans -- Clatter, clatter
Trash -- Dump, dump
Litter Bug -- Toss and Throw

God put bugs in this world for many reasons,
He made them to live in every kind of season.
But the pesky Litter Bug, with his Paper and Cans
Was made through neglected Trash by the foolish man.

To keep our land beautiful, get rid of that Litter Bug,
So beach goers can again lounge on a clean, sand rug.
Because of this pest, we must walk around
in Paper and Cans and Trash on the ground.

Just who are the Litter Bugs who mess up our land?
Do you really ever see them toss that Paper or Can?
And in dumping his Trash he is very sly.

So most of the time it just appears there,
As if it had dropped right out of thin air.
Could it be we are so used to throwing things there,
That we dump Paper AND Cans without being aware?

Without even thinking when we toss Trash and waste,
We could be a LitterBug in all of our haste.
So when you unwrap that gum or candy,
Don’t throw down the Paper just because it is handy.

Next time stop and think when it’s pop Cans you toss,
’Cause if you’re a Litter Bug it’s also your loss
If every single person would take note of his habit
That pesky LitterBug we could certainly nab it.

Then that terrible bug we could surely stamp it out,
With no more Paper or Cans or Trash about
to keep our land beautiful we must all do our part,
By taking care of our Trash properly from the start.

Chief Woodskunk

York Adams Area Council

Cowboy: "Yippee!"
Old Paintbrush: (Whinny)
Chief Woodskunk: (Make war whoop)
Sitting Bull: "Hee Haw"
Emma: (Rattles stones in tin)
Timber Wolf: "Howoooooo"
Sheriff: "Bang, bang"
Deputy: "He went that-a-way"

Once upon a time there was a Cowboy who went out into the desert, riding his horse, Old Paintbrush. Far off in the distance, he could hear the Timber Wolf. The Cowboy made camp and went fast asleep, first making sure Old Paintbrush was secure. Now, creeping through the desert was Chief Woodskunk riding his mule, Sitting Bull. He was pursued by the Sheriff and his Deputy. In his pocket, Chief Woodskunk had his trained rattlesnake, Emma, who was trained to creep up and bit the Cowboy and his horse. While Chief Woodskunk crept up, Old Paintbrush watched the camp, the Timber Wolf howled, the Cowboy snored, and Sitting Bull ate cactus.

In the meantime, the Sheriff and his Deputy sprang their trap. "Halt, you are my prisoner!" shouted the Sheriff. The Cowboy woke up and mounted his horse, Old Paintbrush, which frightened the Timber Wolf and Emma.

Away went old Chief Woodskunk on his faithful mule, Sitting Bull, and after them went the Sheriff, his Deputy, the Cowboy, and Old Paintbrush. But old Chief Woodskunk led them into a blind, and that was the last anybody ever saw of the Cowboy, Old Paintbrush, Emma the rattlesnake, the Timber Wolf, the mule Sitting Bull, the Sheriff, or his Deputy.

On The Beach

Northwest Suburban Council

A Madlib Story

Ask the audience to provide the words to fill in the blanks in the story.

Narrator reads the story, filling in the blanks with the words provided by the audience.

If you want to enjoy yourself at the beach, you should bring your ___plural noun___. Before exposing your skin to the sun, you should put suntan oil on your ______body part______. Rub it on your face; then smear it all over. Be sure that it’s rubbed in thoroughly. Then go into the salt water and ___verb___. When you come out of the water, don’t dry your ____body part____. Lie down on a(an) ___noun___ and soak up the rays. It’s fun if you bring a(an) ______noun_______ __to play with at the beach, I like to build ___plural noun___ with sand. You see all sorts of bodies at the beach. Some are ___adjective___ like your own. You can ___verb___ on the beach. Some beaches allow you to sunbathe without your ____plural noun___ . ___exclamation___ ! My friend, ____person in room____ went to a beach without his/her ____noun____ and got so sunburned that he/she had to walk home.

Water

Simon Kenton Council

Narrator reads story. When audience hears a "water" word, they do a wave, like at sporting events.

One upon a time, there lived a poor merchant from Botany Bay. He sailed across the Seas to distant lands. He traveled with his dog, Bruno. During Ocean voyages, he missed his family.

On one of these Sea journeys, the poor merchant traveled to the island of Catomania. He heard a loud caterwaul as he entered the Bay. The island had a terrible problem. Too many cats! The king begged him to help. The poor merchant let loose his trusty Bruno. Bruno chased the cats on board the ship in the Bay.

The poor merchant quickly set sail for the high Seas, with a shipload of cats. At the next port, the island of Micea, he found another island with a problem. They had never seen a cat before. The island was run over with Sea gulls. There was practically not a place to land his ship because the gulls covered the Water's edge. He was able to sell all of the cats to the inhabitants of Micea. The cats who were hungry after the long Ocean journey, gobbled up all of the gulls but two who flew to the top mast of the poor merchant's ship in the BAY.

The merchant sailed for many days in the Ocean. When he reached America, he brought out his caravan of camels. They pulled his ship right to the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque. He found the pioneers wrestling with a plague of locusts. The quick-thinking merchant threw a stone at the giant gulls. They swooped down and hungrily devoured the locusts. The pioneers who were still settling in, didn't have much to trade, so he let his camels have a drink from the River and was on his way again.

The next stop was an island called Waterworld. There was so much Water, the islanders had a hard time eating, sleeping, working or playing. The camels smelled the Water as soon as they made port and stampeded. Soon, the excess Water was gone. The islanders thanked the merchant by presenting him with a cargo hold full of umbrellas. They wouldn't he needing them anymore.

When the mercirant arrived home, his family Rained tears of joy. The tears poured for days and days. The wise merchant who knew it never Rains but it pours, sold the cargo hold of umbrellas to the good citizens, and became the now rich merchant from Botany Bay.

"The Transcontinental Train"

Sam Houston Area Council

Divide the audience into groups, and have them respond as shown, whenever their word is read.

Train: "Toot! Toot!"

Conductor: "All Aboard"

New York Doctor: "New York City!?"

Penn Steel Worker: "Man of Steel"

Southern Belle: Hi, y'all"

Texan: "Remember the Alamo!"

Kansas farmer: "The World's Breadbasket"

Just before the transcontinental Train was ready to pull out of Grand Central Station, the Conductor held the door for one more passenger, a New York Doctor who hurried aboard. The Train moved slowly between the tall buildings, out of New York, through New Jersey and on to Pennsylvania. The Conductor checked the ticket of the New York Doctor as the Train pulled into the Pittsburgh Station. A Pennsylvania Steel Worker boarded the Train and sat across the aisle from the New York Doctor.

The train wound through the Appalachian Mountains, by rivers and through forests down to Atlanta. The Conductor greeted a Southern Belle who boarded the Train. She smiled at the Penn Steel Worker, and sat behind the New York Doctor.

The Train picked up speed as it left the mountains and crossed the delta lands of Mississippi. The Conductor paused to look out the window with the Southern Belle, as the Train traversed a long bridge over the Mississippi River. It arrived at the hot springs in the midst of the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, as the New York Doctor and the Penn Steel Worker played cards.

The Train crossed into Texas and stopped at Dallas, where a young Texan boarded the Train, showed his ticket to the Conductor, tipped his hat to the Southern Belle, and took a seat.

The Train moved north through the rolling hills of Oklahoma and through the wheat fields of Kansas, stopping in Wichita where a Kansas Farmer and his wife boarded the Train. The Kansas Farmer shook hands with the New York Doctor, and sat beside the young Texan, as his wife smiled at the Penn Steel Worker, and sat next to the Southern Belle.

The Train turned west, moved up steep mountain passes and through the snow-covered Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah. The Conductor checked his watch as the Train sped out of the mountains and into the desert of the Great Basin in Nevada.

The Texan and the New York Doctor admired the large trees, as the Train wound through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Redwood forests. The

Train pulled into its final destination of San Francisco, California, where the Conductor said goodbye to New York Doctor, the Penn Steel Worker, the Southern Belle, the Texan, and the Kansas Farmer.

Why You Should Go To College

A Madlib Story
Northwest Suburban Council

Narrator reads the story, filling in the blanks with the italicized words provided by the audience.

Our American universities offer students many ___adjective___ courses that will prepare them to become good ___ plural noun___. You can get a degree as a Bachelor of ___plural noun___ or take a regular liberal ___plural noun___ course. Or if you want to become a ___adjective___ engineer, you can study __adjective__ mathematics and differential __plural noun__. Then, after ___number___years, if you want to continue your studies, you can write a thesis and become a Doctor of ___plural noun___. When you get out into the world—if you have a diploma from a university –you will be able to get a job as a ___an occupation___. If you don’t have a diploma, you will have to take a job as a ___an occupation__. So it’s important that you study hard in high school, so that you will do well in your college entrance exams. Remember, “A Little Learning is a _____adjective____ thing.”

The Picnic

National Capital Area Council

The blanks are to be filled in with words from the following word list. Each person or group takes turns reading one word from his list – in order – no skipping around. The word list should be on cards so they can be reused.

Sometimes the story will make sense, but mostly it will not – but everyone will have a good time on the Picnic!

The blanks are to be filled in with words from the following word list.  Each person or group takes turns reading one word from his list ? in order ? no skipping around.  The word list should be on cards so they can be reused.

Sometimes the story will make sense, but mostly it will not ? but everyone will have a good time on the Picnic!

One fine day, two little old ladies decided to drive out of town for a picnic.  Miss Bingley loaded a basket with ___, and ___ and other tasty things.  Then, they drove off with their lunch in an old car that belonged to Miss Arbuckle.  The cap on the radiator was decorated with ___ and the holes in the roof had been patched with ___ and ___.

As they drove along, Miss Bingley pointed to the side of the road.  ?Oh, look at that bush with the ___ and the ___ growing on it.?  ?Let?s stop here?, said Miss Arbuckle.  They carried the basket to some shade cast by ___ and spread ___ to sit upon.  Nearby, ___ sang gaily in a tree and some low bushes had ___ and ___ growing on them.  The two friends were having a wonderful time.  ?There?s nothing so delicious as ___ with mustard and relish,? said Miss Arbuckle, as she brushed the crumbs off her lap with ___.  ?Yes,? sighed Miss Bingley.  ?However, it is getting late.  Maybe we?d best start for home now.?

But their car refused to go.  The motor made a noise like ___ and then stopped.  ?Oh, dear!? said Miss Arbuckle, looking under the hood, ?I think I see ___ and ___ caught in the gears.?  ?Impossible,? said Miss Bingley.  ?Are you sure the tank isn?t empty?  Are you sure you put enough ___ before we left home??  ?Of course I did?, said Miss Arbuckle.  It must be the wheels.  We?ll jack them up with ___ and ___ and then replace them with ___ and ___.  She covered her dress with ___ and took ___ to loosen the bolts.  Just then a farmer drove up and asked if he could help the ladies.  ?Looks like ___ in the engines,? he said, tightening a bolt with ___.  Then he stepped back and the car started.  ?I just connected the ___ to the ___ which had rattled loose.?  The two old ladies gave him the rest of their ___ and ___ to show their appreciation, and drove happily home again.  

Jolly Green Giant & The Scarecrow
Heart of America Council

Jolly Green Giant - ?Ho-ho-ho?
Little Green Sprout - ?Me
Scarecrow - ?Booooo?
Corn - ?Pop, pop, pop?

Come gather around me, all ye Cub Scouts.

As I tell you the story of the Little Green Sprout. 
The wise and friendly Scarecrow knows all, you see,
About how the Jolly Green Giant and his small friend came to be.

It seems these two friends in a big field of Corn
One bright sunny day, most surely were born.
For the old Scarecrow some talk overheard,
And has come here now to pass along the word.

In the field of Corn stood Farmer Brown and his son,
Hoeing out all those weeds till the day was done,
How those two worked as they did toil and sweat
To make their new crop the finest one yet.

The poor Scarecrow felt so guilty that day,
For all he must do was scare birds away.
He heard people say, ?Isn?t that Scarecrow grand.
He?s made this Corn field the best in the land.?

This made him sad and down deep in his heart,
Scarecrow knew that this job was just a small part.
As he stood there watched, an idea came to his head,
The farmer and son were hoeing, the Scarecrow then said,

?I?ll call them the Jolly Green Giant and Little GREEN Sprout.
?Til soon the whole world will surely find out,
That the fields of Corn and other crops too
Are grown by people like these faithful two.?

So he told the Jolly Green Giant and Little Green Sprout
How he knew what they did and sang praises with no doubt.
So the story of the Jolly Green Giant and Little Green Sprout
Was spread to people near and far and all round about.

So, don?t think, my friend, it?s just a bunch of Corn
?Cause that?s the truth of how those two were born.
Whenever you hear that famed Jolly Green Giant

Now you?ve heard the secret from the old Scarecrow
Of how those green people help make things grow.
Remember that those folks you see hoeing away,
Are symbolized now by that green pair today.
Three cheers for the Jolly Green Giant, LItTLE GREEN Sprout, Scarecrow, and that field of Corn where it all came about.

Planting A Garden
Heart of America Council

Gardener (with thumbs pointed up) ?With a green thumb?
Cucumber ?Cool man?
Onions (wipes tears from eyes) ?Boo Hoo Boo Hoo? 
Tomato Whistle a wolf whistle

One day our Gardener went out to plant his garden.  The Gardener chose to plant his plot with many vegetables including Cucumbers, Tomatoes, and Onions.  The Gardener took some seeds and planted first a row of Cucumbers, then a row of Onions, then a row of Tomatoes.

The Gardener then stood back to watch his garden grow.  Soon the Cucumbers, Onions, and Tomatoes had sprouted.  The Cucumbers fell in love with the Tomatoes but the Onions stood between them.  It looked as though this budding romance would never be, because the Cucumbers were in one row and the Tomatoes were in another and the Onions were coming up between the two.  The Cucumbers grew to be big and tall, and the Tomatoes grew to be plump and sweet, but the Onions still separated them.

Alas all is not lost, one day, later in the season, our Gardener went out to his garden and picked the Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Onions, and the Gardener made a great salad.  In this salad he placed the Cucumbers, the Tomatoes, and the Onions,  The Cucumber was at last by his beloved Tomatoes, while the Onion had to stand aside.  That is, until the Gardener ate his salad.

Smokey Bear (A true story)

Simon Kenton Council

Big Tree - I am so big!
Middle-Sized Tree - See my pretty leaves
Baby Tree - I'm just a bush
Camper - I love this beautiful forest
Fire - Crackle, crackle
Smokey - Only you can prevent forest fires
Babbling Brook - Assign one person, they get up and run through the group, babbling

After reading about the theft in the newspaper, all of the children were so proud of Computer Charlie.  They never teased him again about his mental skills.  They came to realize that Computer Charlie was just as important as Jumping Jack and Running Ralph.  Together, by pooling their talents, they were able to accomplish many great things.