====== Timberwolf Ceremonies ====== [[sections:timberwolves:program|Program]] | [[sections:timberwolves:badges|Badges]] | [[sections:timberwolves:meetings:|Meetings]] | [[sections:timberwolves:activities|Activities]] | [[sections:timberwolves:service_projects|Service Projects]] | [[sections:timberwolves:books|Books]] | [[sections:timberwolves:games|Games]] | [[sections:timberwolves:ceremonies|Ceremonies]] =====Opening Ceremonies===== ++++ Forest Opening Ceremony | **Old Wolf:** PACK! PACK! PACK! Timberwolves to their lairs! Nighttime has fallen and the forest comes alive! **Pack:** AAAAAAAOOOOOOO! //(Howl like wolves and assemble in their Sixes)// **Old Wolf:** Up in the sky is a glorious moon, the stars are shining bright, and wolves that know our sacred Law may hunt with us tonight! **Pack:** The Cub respects the Old Wolf, the Cub does not give into themselves! **Old Wolf:** Who has come to Pack for a night of good hunting? //(Old Wolf points to each Sixer)// **Sixer(s):** //Each sixer shares number of scouts present in Six// [6] [Red] Wolves! **Old Wolf:** Timberwolves, leap from your lairs and be seen beneath the moonlight!!! //(Old Wolf points to each Six, Scouts leap from their lairs, march in a circle around the Old Wolf shouting)// **Sixes:** We are the [color] Six! We are the [color] Six! **Old Wolf:** Pack!! (Scouts stop in a circle around the Old Wolf) **Pack:** PACK! **Old Wolf:** And the wolves creep back! **Pack:** Once, twice, again! //(Scouts step back with each word)// **Old Wolf:** Wolves tread lightly in the forest at night, the earth beneath our paws. **Pack:** Our paws! //(Scouts hold both hands up in front of them)// **Old Wolf:** So much to see – we stay alert! Sharp teeth, sharp eyes, sharp claws. **Pack:** Sharp claws! //(Scouts flex fingers into claws)// **Old Wolf:** Together we play, together we work, and the word of the Old Wolf is Law //(Scouts sit on haunches, with fingers making ears)// **Pack:** Ollllld Wolf, We Do Our //*jump*// Best! **Old Wolf:** DYB! DYB! DYB! DYB! **Pack:** DOB! DOB! DOB! DOB! **Old Wolf:** Thank you my Wolves. I believe you when you say that you are ready to go running with the Pack this night. ++++ =====Closing Ceremonies===== ++++ Forest Closing Ceremony | **Old Wolf:** PACK! PACK! PACK! Timberwolves to their lairs! The sun is rising in the East! **Pack:** AAAAAAAOOOOOOO! //(Howl like wolves and assemble in their Sixes)// **Old Wolf:** The mice and owls have gone to slumber, fireflies and bats have too. As a creature of this Forest, I rest my head now, and so shall you. Who is creeping back to their lairs for a long and restful nap? //(Old Wolf points to each Sixer)// **Sixer(s):** //Each sixer shares number of scouts present in Six// [6] [Red] Wolves! **Old Wolf:** Now the time has come for you to bid the Old Wolf goodbye as we prepare to rest. //(Old Wolf points to each Six, Scouts leap from their lairs, march in a circle around the Old Wolf shouting)// **Sixes:** We are the [color] Six! We are the [color] Six! **Old Wolf:** Pack!! (Scouts stop in a circle around the Old Wolf) **Pack:** PACK! **Old Wolf:** And the wolves creep back! **Pack:** Once, twice, again! //(Scouts step back with each word)// **Old Wolf:** The full moon is fading and the flowers are waking, shaking off the morning dew. Now, Timberwolves, what say you? //(Scouts sit on haunches, with fingers making ears)// **Pack:** Ollllld Wolf, We Do Our //*jump*// Best! **Old Wolf:** DYB! DYB! DYB! DYB! **Pack:** DOB! DOB! DOB! DOB! **Old Wolf:** Ah yes!! The Pack has taught you well. And remember all that you have learned this night: a sharp mind, a courageous heart, and thoughtful words and deeds will always carry you far in the forest. I know that my Pack will Do It’s Best until we gather again. Sleep well, Timberwolves! Good hunting! ++++ =====Leaping Up Ceremony=====