Yarn:
The Boy that was lost in the Jungle
Night fell again. Andrew did not move from that clearing in the jungle. He was too
scared to do so. He knew he was totally lost in the jungle. He had completely lost
his sense of direction and decided to spend the night there and wait for the sunrise.
In that way, he would at least know which direction was East. Then he could begin
moving in the opposite direction in a fresh effort to traverse the jungle and reach
the castle where Princess Claudia used to live with her parents.
In the middle of the night, Andrew was awakened by a flash of lightening. It was
about seven days before the full moon. There was a half moon in the middle of the
sky, right above his head. Although there were a few clouds in the sky, by the light
of the moon Andrew could see quite clearly around him. When he turned his head
to his left, he got the shock of his life. What he saw was what he least expected
and very strange. He saw a middle aged man standing in the center of the clearing
in the forest, looking at the moon through a telescope! “Where did he come from?”
Andrew gasped.
Andrew jumped up and ran towards the man shouting: “Hey Mister … Sir, Sir …”As
he came close to the man, he suddenly vanished. In his place a little rabbit
appeared wearing a hat on his head. When Andrew came near the rabbit, the
rabbit smiled and winked at him, and then it ran into the forest.
Andrew was totally bewildered. How is it possible? From where did this man come
in this dangerous jungle? Where does he live? How did he vanish? From where
did the rabbit appear? Why was the rabbit wearing a hat? How could the rabbit
smile and wink like a man? Suddenly, Andrew remembered the clown he saw in his
dream. The clown did mention that the magician who lives in this jungle for half of
every month assumes different forms at different times. This must have been the
magician. First he appeared as an astronomer, and then he turned himself into a
rabbit. There was no doubt left in Andrew’s mind that he saw the magician. This
raised great hope in him. What the clown had told him was all true. There, indeed,
was a magician in this jungle! And Andrew was positive that this magician would
be able to help him to fulfill his mission. But how to find the magician again?
The moonlight was fading. Andrew looked up at the sky. It was dark with
thunderclouds. Andrew realized it was going to rain. Soon there was a bright flash
of lightening, followed by an ear-piercing thunderbolt. And then another lightening
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bolt flashed, and another thunderbolt rumbled.
another …
And then another, and then
Soon it began to pour. Andrew took shelter under a huge tree. But the rain was so
heavy that he could not stay dry for long. Soon he was soaked to the bones. The
rain continued and continued.
At last the rain stopped on the fourth day. The sky cleared. Andrew felt he had to
find the magician soon before he perishes in the Jungle.
Andrew knelt on the ground, folded his hands and closed his eyes and began
praying to God. He begged God to help him find the magician. When he had
finished praying, Andrew opened his eyes and saw something that amused him.
There was a little green frog, about ten feet in front of him, dancing vey elegantly
on its two hind legs. The frog was wearing a black top hat and had a black cane in
its right hand. It looked almost like a man, only small in size.
Andrew watched the frog for a few moments and then it occurred to him: “It is the
magician!”, he said to himself. Andrew stood up and began moving towards the
frog. As he came near the frog, the frog smiled and winked at him, but as Andrew
bent to move, the frog’s tongue shot out and slapped Andrew in the face. With the
slap Andrew opened his eyes and found that he was in his bedroom all this time
and that it was only a dream.
Activity:
Paper Compass
A
Fold a square of paper, corner to
corner (B to A) to make a triangle.
B
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D
Fold corner to corner (C to D) again to
make a smaller triangle. Crease.
C
E
F
Fold once again (E to F), and check
that you have one side with eight
edges, one with three folds and one
with just a thick fold. Crease.
Eight edges
Thick fold
Turn the triangle so that the thick fold
is on the right and the eight edges are
at the top.
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Bend corner ‘G’ right over, so that the
thick fold lies exactly on top of the
eight edges. Crease well.
G
From the thick fold, but not too near
the top make a single cut, stopping
before you reach the other side. Turn
and cut to the thick fold.
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Open out, and write in the points of
the compass.
Thick fold
N
NW
NE
W
E
SW
SE
S
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Work
Session:
Caracal
Cheetah
Compass
 With a Scouter go out-of-doors and point out where the sun rises, the
path it travels and where it sets. Name the relevant compass points.
 Know the four main points of the compass, and be able to point out
and name correctly North, South, East and West.
 Know the eight major points of the compass.
 Follow a simple trail of eight to ten moves to put your knowledge into
practice.
Leopard
 Know the 16 points of the compass. With or without a compass, follow
a simple compass trail based on these 16 points.
Lion
 As progress chart.
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