A TRIP TO THE DINING HALL



Divide the group into five smaller groups and assign each group one of the words listed below. Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
CUB SCOUT Rub tummy and say "hungry, hungry"
DINING HALL Hold tray and say "what's cookin'?"
KNIFE Make cutting motion and say "tough stuff"
FORK Make stabbing motion and say "jab, jab, jab"
SPOON Make motion of eating soup and say "slurrrrp"

All good scouting events should include three squares a day. Here's a story of one CUB SCOUT"S___ experience in the DINING HALL___.

One morning at CUB SCOUT___ Resident Camp, Den 4 got up bright and early to go to breakfast at the DINING HALL___. They hadn't eaten since the night before so every CUB SCOUT___ in the den was ready to go. When they got there, they stood in line with everyone else until they had said the Philmont Grace. Then the lines began moving into the DINING HALL___. The first thing the CUB SCOUTS___ did was pick up their utensils.

They got a KNIFE___, a FORK___, and a SPOON___. Then the servers piled on the delicious food. Sure, no one really knew what it was, but it sure looked like food. The first server gave them some glob of white stuff and said it was oatmeal and that you eat it with a SPOON___. The second server gave them something yellow-gooey yellow. He said it was eggs and that you eat it with a FORK___. The next server tossed a crinckly brown disk on the tray and said it was sausage. It was to be cut with the KNIFE___.

The CUB SCOUTS___ took their trays to their tables and sat to eat. Taking their FORKS___, they began with the eggs. As gooey yellow as they looked, they really were quite good. And as they ate their eggs, they also dipped into the white globs, called oatmeal, with their SPOONS___. It was pretty good too. And finally, they cut up their sausage with their KNIFE___s and ate that too. Even that was quite delicious.

After they were all finished, they took their trays to the dish room and left the DINING HALL___. They sure couldn't wait for lunch!
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