INKLINGS

A SCOUT IS HONEST

Dee Ice had Pack Meeting tonight, and I tagged along. When I walked in, the cubmaster said, "Oh, the artist is here." (Um...artist?) The boys were making signs for the window display they have to put up this week and they have to do all their own work, even any lettering. (The display will also include items they have made throughout the year, such as their Pinewood Derby cars and their birdhouses.) So I wasn't sure why they needed an outside "artist", but the cubmaster said she wanted me to draw things on the chalkboard if any boys weren't sure how to draw that item, so they could get an idea of what it looked like. They hadn't been drawing very long when one of the boys wanted me to draw a campfire. As I began drawing the logs, he said, "That is the most awesome log I've ever seen!" I said, "Oh, baloney, I thought a scout was supposed to be truthful," and he laughed. He persisted as I drew the campfire, "That is the best drawing of a campfire I have ever seen," and I said, "Um, a scout is honest, remember that one?" and he laughed again. A little later another cub scout asked me to draw a rake. (I think that one had something to do with their service project.) I drew a very simple rake so it would be easier for him to draw. He said, "Oh, I don't like that rake." Suddenly he said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that rake will be fine," and he threw his arms around me and hugged me. Well, I did tell them a scout is honest and truthful. :0)

posted by Inklings @ 7:26 PM