Troop 272 Awards

2003 National Quality Unit Award

THINK & GRIN, Boys' Life, OFFICIAL CONTRIBUTOR

(Ethan McCarthy - published in "think & grin", Boys' Life, November 2005)

The senior patrol leader found none of his Scouts were in camp. One finally ran up, panting heavily.

"Sorry! I can explain! You see, I had a date, and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it. I hailed a cab, but it broke down. Found a farm and bought a horse, but it dropped dead. Ran 10 miles, and now I'm here."

The senior patrol leader was skeptical about this explanation, but at least the Scout was here, so he let the Scout go. Moments later, eight more Scouts came up panting, and he asked them why they were late.

"Sorry! We all had dates, and they ran a little late. We ran to the bus but missed it. We hailed a cab, but it broke down. Found a farm and bought horses, but they dropped dead. Ran 10 miles, and now we're here."

The senior patrol leader eyed them skeptically, but since he'd let the first guy go, he let them go, too.

Just then, a 10th Scout jogged up, panting heavily.

"Sorry! I had a date, and it ran a little late; I ran to the bus but missed it; I hailed a cab, but..."

"Let me guess," the senior patrol leader interrupted. "It broke down."

"No," said the Scout. "There were so many dead horses in the road, it took forever to get around them all!"

Ethan McCarthy, Holt, Mich.

2005 National Quality Unit Award

2005 Ojibwas District Unit Advancement Award

Last revised 6/11/06

John D. McCarthy