Scouting Humor I am a Den Leader
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	I am a den leader. I own a hot glue gun, a ring toss game, an American flag, and a 12-passenger van. I know all about tour permits, permission slips, and registration forms. I save bits of string, scraps of lumber, old tin cans, and a whole garage full of newspaper. I am a den leader. I get excited over paper sack kites that really fly, boys who remember to bring their books, and first aid kits that finally sell. I laugh at Boy's Life jokes, cheer for my den kick ball teams, sing Frankenstein songs at pack meetings, and once wept with a Cub who just found out parents are getting a divorce. I am a den leader. I have bribed new Cubs through the bobcat trail, herded unruly boys along library tours, puffed my way up steep mountain tracks, and panicked when I looked down the other side. I have threatened to quit more than once. But I am still a den leader. My patch says I'm "trained", but I know I still have a lot to learn from district and council leaders, Cubmasters, other den leaders, and especially my boys. And I still have one more lesson to teach. I will not give up, especially on any of my boys. So I am still a den leader. I like to think there is a special place in heaven reserved for den leaders. Surely, they would have a need for bird feeders and barometers and someone who could love a dirty-faced Cub Scout. I hope when I die there is a hot glue gun plugged in and waiting. For I am a den leader.