Two Monks

Two monks on a pilgrimage came to the ford of a river. There they saw a girl dressed in all her finery, obviously not knowing what to do since the river was high and she did not want to spoil her clothes. Without a thought, one of the monks took her upon his back, carried her across the river, and put her down on dry ground on the other side.

Then the monks continued on their way. But after about an hour, the other monk started complaining, “Surely it wasn’t right for you to touch that woman. It is against the commandments to have close contact with women. How could you go against the rules of monks?” The monk who had carried the girl walked along silently, but finally he replied, “I set her down by the river an hour ago. Why are you still carrying her?”

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Vigorous Scout games are the best form of physical education because most of them bring in moral education.”

May Day, 01/05/08

Game:  Gathering nuts in May

Equipment

A plate per player

5 items per player, ie. Spoon, pen, pencil sharpener, anything!

Game Description

Each Beaver stands by his plate with his five items on it. At the blow of a whistle he has to go to another Beaver’s plate and take one item from it, and put it onto his own plate. He continues to do this, going to any Beaver’s plate, until the second whistle is blown. The winner is the Beaver with the most items on his plate.

Craft Bases: May Day Basket

Materials Needed:

• Kitchen Roll inner
• Tape
• Construction Paper or Wallpaper Scraps
• Markers or Paint
• Pipe Cleaner

Instructions:
Cut the roll in to quarters so you have 4 circles.

Cover one opening with construction paper and tape securely in place.

Cut a strip of construction paper or wallpaper to cover the outside of the roll.

Use a hole punch and make 2 holes near the open hole of the roll.

Make sure the holes are directly across from each other.

Thread one end of the pipe cleaner into each hole.

Fold the ends up and wrap around the pipe cleaner to make the handle.

Fill your mini basket with real or home-made flowers

Game: ‘May we get free’

One or two Beavers are "it".

They tig the others who then stand with their legs apart and arms stretched out to the side.

Beavers can free them by running under their arm or by crawling under their legs, after the ‘frozen’ Beavers says ‘May I get free’