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Joey Scouts Interactive Action Stories

Compiled by Sandy Knox (1
st
Ermington)

Contents
Black-Beard the Pirate .................................................................................................................................. 2
The Cowboy .................................................................................................................................................. 3
History of Scouting ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Infinity and Beyond ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Little Wolf and Crazy Bear............................................................................................................................. 6
Lost in the Bush ............................................................................................................................................. 7
My Dog Sam .................................................................................................................................................. 8
New Friends .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Richard and Ruby: Environment Heroes ..................................................................................................... 11
Sleepy Donna .............................................................................................................................................. 12


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Black-Beard the Pirate
Sandy Knox (1st Ermington)

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
PIRATE/S, Snarl arrr! me hearties
Group 2:
TREASURE, Pretend to count your treasure, saying mine, mine, and its all mine.
Group 3:
BLACKBEARD, Yell the meanest pirate there ever was make a mean face.
The whole group:
SEA, Rock back and forth as if being blown about in a big storm.
SHIP Climb the rigging while yelling ship ahoy.
FRIEND/S Pretend to high five a friend.

The Story:
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, there was a young boy named John, who ran
away to SEA. The boy stowed away on a PIRATE SHIP that belonged to BLACKBEARD.
The PIRATE. BLACKBEARD was a very famous PIRATE. He was the meanest, nastiest,
cruellest PIRATE that ever there was. BLACKBEARD had no idea that John had hidden away
on his PIRATE SHIP. BLACKBEARD, like all PIRATES was in search of PIRATE
TREASURE gold coins, jewellery, and precious stones, was what BLACKBEARD was
searching for.
BLACKBEARD sailed across the SEA to TREASURE Island. BLACKBEARD had stolen a
map of the island from a PIRATE FRIEND he had once met. BLACKBEARD was so mean
that he would steal from anyone even his PIRATE FRIENDS. BLACKBEARD reached
TREASURE Island and dropped anchor. BLACKBEARD heard a big noise it sounded like
all the dishes had fallen on the floor, but how could that have happened? BLACKBEARD made
his way to the galley where he spotted John, trying to hide. BLACKBEARD was furious. What
are you doing on my SHIP? he yelled. John was scared. He was worried about what
BLACKBEARD the PIRATE would do to him. Ill teach you, for trying to steal my
TREASURE map, BLACKBEARD said. Time to walk the plank. John was shaking in his
boots. He didnt want to walk the plank. He couldnt swim, and didnt want to be eaten by the
sharks that were circling the PIRATE SHIP. Wait!, said John. I can help you find the
TREASURE. Im good at reading maps. BLACKBEARD could do with some help to dig up
the TREASURE. OK, said BLACKBEARD. First you help me find the TREASURE. Then
you can walk the plank. It took BLACKBEARD and John many hours to locate the
TREASURE. They talked about being PIRATES. John realised that BLACKBEARD really
wasnt that mean and nasty, he just pretended to be like that to scare off the other PIRATES.
BLACKBEARD enjoyed having John to talk to, and realised that it was good to have a
FRIEND. BLACKBEARD and John helped each other to dig up the TREASURE.
BLACKBEARD gave his new FRIEND a PIRATE name, Long John Silver, and the two
FRIENDS continued to sail the seven SEAS in search of more PIRATE TREASURE.
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The Cowboy

Actions:
Divide the Joeys into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
COWBOY: Yell Yippee
SLEEP/SLEPT: Snore
SITTING BULL: Say Hee Haw, Hee Haw
Group 2:
HORSE: Call out,Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop
CHIEF WOODPUSSY: Say Miaow How
SHERRIFF: Yell Bang, Bang
Group 3:
TIMBER WOLF: Howl
DEPUTY SHERIFF: Yell He Went Thata Way
RATTLESNAKE EMMA: Yell Rattle Rattle Hiss

The Story:
Once upon a time there was a COWBOY who went out into the desert riding his HORSE. Far
off in the distance he could hear the TIMBER WOLF. The COWBOY made camp; first
making sure his HORSE was bedded down, and then went fast to SLEEP. Now creeping
through the desert came CHIEF WOODPUSSY riding on his mule SITTING BULL. The
SHERIFF and his DEPUTY SHERIFF were pursuing him. However, CHIEF WOODPUSSY
and SITTING BULL knew nothing about the SHERIFF and his DEPUTY SHERIFF. In his
pocket CHIEF WOODPUSSY had a trained RATTLESNAKE EMMA. The
RATTLESNAKE EMMA was trained to creep up and bite the COWBOY and his HORSE.
While CHIEF WOODPUSSY crept up on the COWBOY and his HORSE the TIMBER
WOLVES howled. Yet the COWBOY SLEPT and SITTING BULL the mule munched on
cactus. In the meantime the SHERIFF and his DEPUTY SHERIFF were almost ready to
capture old CHIEF WOODPUSSY. Just as RATTLESNAKE EMMA was about to bite the
COWBOY and his HORSE, the SHERIFF and his DEPUTY SHERIFF sprang their
trap.Halt in the name of the Law! shouted the SHERIFF. You are our prisoner, shouted the
DEPUTY SHERIFF. The COWBOY woke up and mounted his HORSE. This frightened the
TIMBER WOLVES and also RATTLESNAKE EMMA. Away rode ole WOODPUSSY on
his faithful mule SITTING BULL, and following close behind was the SHERIFF and his
DEPUTY SHERIFF, the COWBOY and his HORSE. Peacefulness once again returned to the
desert.


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History of Scouting
Adapted for Joey Scouts by Sandy Knox (1st Ermington)

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
JOEYS Hop, Hop, Hop
Group 2:
CUBS 1 2 3 Wolf
Group 3:
SCOUTS/SCOUTING, Make the Scout Sign (three fingers up on right hand) and
say Be Prepared!
Whole group:
BADEN-POWELL, Salute and say Hes our founder
GAMES: Hands straight up in the air and yell out hooray!!

The Story:
Lord BADEN-POWELL was born in England on February 22, 1857. When BADEN-
POWELL was a young boy he loved to sleep out in a tent with his four brothers on weekends.
BADEN-POWELL and his brothers would climb trees; sail boats, and they loved to play
GAMES.

When BADEN-POWELL was 19 years old, he joined the Army and went to South Africa and
India. BADEN-POWELL was a great hero in South Africa. BADENPOWELL saved the town
of Mafeking from an attack, which lasted 217 days. BADEN-POWELL had so few soldiers
with him that he used young men to help with first aid, carry messages and do other jobs.
BADEN-POWELL was pleased to see that they could be relied on. To teach these young men
about the countryside around them, BADEN-POWELL made up GAMES, which he put into a
book. Back in England, BADEN-POWELL discovered that many young people were playing
the GAMES that he had written for his men. So BADEN-POWELL took some of them on a
camp to Brownsea Island and wrote a book of their own for them, called SCOUTING for Boys.

Many boys wanted to join SCOUTS. Some were too young, so BADEN-POWELL started a
new section for younger boys called Wolf CUBS using ideas he got from The Jungle Book. In
Australia CUBS was the youngest SCOUT section until JOEYS, for boys and girls, was started
in 1990. JOEYS is for 6-7 year olds. We have lots of fun at JOEYS. We play GAMES, do craft
and cooking, and explore the great outdoors on nature rambles. JOEYS is the start of the
SCOUTING adventure, and by the time JOEYS reach the age of 8 they link to CUBS and
continue their SCOUTING adventure. Now on 22 February (Founders Day) each year we
remember BADEN-POWELL and the work he did to bring SCOUTING to children all over the
world.

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Infinity and Beyond
NSW Konara 2004

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
EARTH, Yell The blue planet Thats home! closed fist held
against heart
Group 2:
MARS and Yell I like Mars Bars rub tummy.
STARS, Yell Twinkle Twinkle hold arms up and wriggle
fingers.
Group 3:
MOON, Yell A cow couldnt jump over that! shaking head side
to side.
Whole group:
SPACE Yell The final frontier hands on hips
ASTRONAUT Yell To infinity and beyond stand up with one hand on hip and thrust arm
towards the sky.
The Story:
The whole universe is an enormous place which all of us just refer to as SPACE.
ASTRONAUTS we know are daring and bold, and go searching that SPACE for mysteries
untold. They bring back to EARTH, SPACE rocks galore. Each ASTRONAUT helping us to
learn more. For days at a time they orbit in SPACE, floating around with effortless grace. From
the very beginning of our human history, the people on EARTH have loved the great mystery.
Hidden within the bright twinkling STARS, they wondered aloud, Is there life there on
MARS? the SPACE race began and then very soon, some ASTRONAUTS even walked on the
MOON. Oh what a thrill for the whole human race, when ASTRONAUTS planted a flag on that
place. Though a long time ago, it still flies today, just where the ASTRONAUTS left it that day.
So when you are looking way up into SPACE, and Dad turns to you with a smile on his face.
And tells you a story that the MOONS made of cheese, youll know in your heart hes just a big
tease. The ASTRONAUTS say you cant make it a meal, and even the Man in the MOON isnt
real. But maybe one day, somewhere out in SPACE, the ASTRONAUTS will find a new alien
race.


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Little Wolf and Crazy Bear
Jennifer Harris http://australianjoeyscouts.com

Actions:
Divide the group into four 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.

Group 1: LITTLE WOLF Howl
Group 2: CRAZY BEAR Growl
Group 3 COWBOYS yell Yippeeee
Group 4: BUFFALO yell Hides

The Story:
Now LITTLE WOLF and CRAZY BEAR were from a tribe of American Indians who got their
food hunting BUFFALO. They roamed the plains, always on the look out for BUFFALO. But
since the COWBOYS had come to their land, the BUFFALOS were scarce. LITTLE WOLF
and CRAZY BEAR had a hard time finding any BUFFALO to feed their people. But they
didnt have any trouble at all finding COWBOYS. In fact, they had to hide quite often so the
COWBOYS couldnt shoot them. Up and down the plains LITTLE WOLF and CRAZY
BEAR roamed searching out the BUFFALO and hiding from the COWBOYS. One day
LITTLE WOLF saw something moving through the brush and he called to CRAZY BEAR.
Hey, CRAZY BEAR, what is that? I dont know, LITTLE WOLF, replied CRAZY
BEAR, but it looks like it might be good to eat. Well, I know its not a BUFFALO, replied
CRAZY BEAR. So LITTLE WOLF, a true Indian hunter, pulled back his bow and the arrow
went straight to the mysterious animal. CRAZY BEAR then went to work skinning and
preparing it to take back to the tribe. After all this work, the two Indian hunters were so hungry,
so they built a fire and cooked some of the meat. This tastes too good to be BUFFALO, said
LITTLE WOLF. Yeah, said CRAZY BEAR. Those COWBOYS sure raise good meat. I
wonder why they kill our BUFFALO.

When LITTLE WOLF and CRAZY BEAR took the meat back to the tribe, all the women
wanted more of the meat. So the hunters set out to find the COWBOYS and find out what this
strange animal was. When LITTLE WOLF and CRAZY BEAR came on the COWBOY
camp, it was early in the morning. The COWBOYS were still asleep. LITTLE WOLF and
CRAZY BEAR saw one of those animals sitting way out from the camp, so they decided to kill
it and drag it away. As they were dragging it away, two of the COWBOYS woke up. Hey,
BUFFALO Bill, did you see that? asked one of the COWBOYS. Sure did! was the reply. I
see someone finally got that sitting bull!


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Lost in the Bush
Sandy Knox (1st Ermington)

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
KANGAROO, Hop and say boing, boing, boing
PLATYPUS, Make swimming motion
Group 2:
KOALA/S Give me a home among the gum trees
KOOKABURRA, ha ha ha (laugh like a kookaburra)
Whole group:
AUSTRALIA/N Aussie, Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
TREES. Arms in the air and swing your branches

The Story:
In the AUSTRALIAN bush lived a family of KOALAS. Its not fair, said Kerry the KOALA,
they never want to play with me. Kerry the KOALA was the youngest in her KOALA family.
Kerry felt sad. Her KOALA brothers and sisters never wanted to include her in games, but shes too
young, they would complain to mother KOALA.
Im going to visit Grandma KOALA, said Kerry. I always have fun when I go and visit her tree.
Be home for dinner, said mother KOALA. OK, said Kerry. Kerry the KOALA passed a family
of KOOKABURRAS on the way. Nearly there thought Kerry the KOALA. Kerry passed a stream,
and saw Pete the PLATYPUS. Where are you going? asked Pete the PLATYPUS. Im going to
play with Grandma KOALA, said Kerry. The AUSTRALIAN bush is a big place, with lots
of TREES that can all look alike. Be careful, said Pete the PLATYPUS. Ive been to Grandmas
hundreds of times, said Kerry the KOALA, I know the way. Have fun, said Pete the
PLATYPUS.
Kerry the KOALA thought that she must be at Grandmas soon. These TREES dont look familiar.
Oh, I hope Im not lost, thought Kerry the KOALA. Kerry saw her friend Kev the KANGAROO.
Where are you going? asked Kev the KANGAROO. Im going to visit Grandma KOALA, said
Kerry. I think you may be lost, said Kev the KANGAROO. Youre Grandma doesnt live this far
out in the AUSTRALIAN bush. Dont worry Kerry. Ill help you to find Grandma KOALAS
TREE. Kerry the KOALA, and Kev the KANGAROO set off to look for Grandmas TREE.
They walked past the stream, and passed Pete the PLATYPUS. They passed many TREES, and
finally found Grandmas TREE. As the got closer the Grandmas TREE, Kerry the KOALA, and
Kev the KANGAROO, saw lots of KOALAS in the TREE. All of Kerrys family had made their
way to Grandmas TREE. Were sorry we didnt let you play with us, the KOALA brothers and
sisters said. We can see that you are very grown up its not easy to find the right TREE in the big
AUSTRALIAN bush.
From then on Kerry the KOALA was welcome to play lots of games with her KOALA brothers and
sisters. Kerry the KOALA was glad her friend Kev the KANGAROO helped her find her way
she never got lost again in the AUSTRALIAN bush.
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My Dog Sam
Karen Brown (1st East Ryde)
Actions:
This is an interactive story where Joeys have to pass a piata dog called Sam around
in a circle. If the storyteller says left, they have to pass Sam to the left. If the storyteller says right,
they have to pass Sam to the right. The Joey that ends up with Sam gets to hang him up and be first
in line to whack him three times. All Joeys get a turn until the lollies fall out, and are shared out
evenly amongst the Joeys.

The Story:
Our family went to the pet shop to buy a dog. We walked into the shopping centre and turned
LEFT, and walked past Myer and Katies. Then we turned RIGHT and walked past Big W.
Finally we turned LEFT into the pet shop. There was our dog Sam. He had been LEFT RIGHT
in the middle of the floor in a blue cage. He was the last puppy LEFT. I said, Mum, Mum,
Mum, I want this dog. Mum said, I will be RIGHT there. Mum was talking to an old friend
who had LEFT her car keys in the car. Mum eventually came over and we bought Sam. It was a
quick walk home. We
only had to turn RIGHT at the Andersons, LEFT at the Blacks, and then RIGHT at the give
way, and we were home. Sam loved our backyard and we swore he would never be LEFT at
home alone, because he was now part of the family. Life has been great with Sam everyday
since. He fitted RIGHT in.

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New Friends
Sandy Knox (1st Ermington)

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.

Group 1:
CARE AND SHARE, A Joey Scout Cares, A Joey Scout Shares
Group 2:
JOEY SCOUTS, Do the Joey Scout HOP HOP HOP.
Group 3:
TOGETHER. Jump up and say its fun doing things together.
All Joey Scouts:
FRIENDS, Shake hands with the person next to you.
BILBY, Put hands to top of head and wave ears around.
SCHOOL. Put hands up in the shape of a roof, and say schools cool.

The Story:
Ben and John were best FRIENDS. They did everything TOGETHER. They went to the same
SCHOOL TOGETHER. They played soccer TOGETHER in the same team. They went to
JOEY SCOUTS TOGETHER.
One day at JOEY SCOUTS, BILBY explained that all JOEY SCOUTS must do their best to
CARE AND SHARE. Ben and John loved going to JOEY SCOUTS, and they started to think
about what BILBY had said. We need to think about ways that we can CARE AND SHARE,
and so be good JOEY SCOUTS , said Ben. I know what we can do, said John. We can
CARE AND SHARE by taking turns playing with our favourite toys. Thats a great idea,
said Ben. At JOEY SCOUTS BILBY talked about CARING AND SHARING at home,
CARING AND SHARING at JOEY SCOUTS, CARING AND SHARING at SCHOOL, and
CARING AND SHARING when playing with FRIENDS.
Ben and John normally only played with each other at SCHOOL. I know another way to
CARE AND SHARE, said Ben. We can invite kids at SCHOOL to play with us at
lunchtime. Ben and John did a great job of CARING AND SHARING. The following week
when they went back to JOEY SCOUTS they told all their JOEY SCOUT FRIENDS what
they had been doing to CARE AND SHARE. Thats great, said BILBY. We will all get a
good opportunity to CARE AND SHARE, as we are having a Bring a FRIEND night soon, and
we will be able to share our FRIENDS at JOEY SCOUTS. We are going to have a really fun
night, said BILBY. Ben and John were excited. They were looking forward to another fun night
at JOEY SCOUTS. Ben and John were good FRIENDS, and played well with each other at
SCHOOL. Who are we going to invite to JOEY SCOUTS, said Ben. I dont know, said
John. Then they both had a great idea. We can ask the new boy Tom, they both yelled out
TOGETHER. Tom was new to the SCHOOL and didnt have many FRIENDS yet. He just sat
quietly and ate his lunch he didnt join in the games that the other boys were playing. Tom was
invited to JOEY SCOUTS and he had a great night. Now Ben and John had something else to
share their new FRIEND Tom.

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Richard and Ruby: Environment Heroes
Sandy Knox (1st Ermington)

Actions:
Divide group into three groups. Each group is to perform the following when their
word is read out in the story.
Group 1:
PLAYING: Pretend to toss rubbish in the bin and say recycle, recycle,
recycle
Group 2:
PARK: Skip while saying we love playing in the park
Group 3:
TREES: Wave hands in the air and pretend to be a tree.
RUBBISH: Swish-swish

The Story:
Richard and Ruby were PLAYING at their local PARK. They loved to spend time with their
families at the PARK. They PLAYED on the swings and the slides. They loved to PLAY hide
and seek, and climb the many TREES that were at the PARK.
One Sunday Richard and Ruby and their families were having a picnic in the PARK. Its time
for lunch, said Rubys Mum. Stop PLAYING and come and eat. Ruby and Richard finished
PLAYING on the slide, and rushed to have some lunch. They ate their lunch quickly, as they
were eager to return to PLAYING. They were looking forward to climbing the TREES. Richard
threw his RUBBISH on the ground. Dont throw RUBBISH on the ground, said Richards
Dad. It doesnt matter, said Richard. Anyway the bin is full. Throwing RUBBISH on the
ground isnt a good thing to do, said Ruby. It spoils our PARK, and is harmful to animals.
RUBBISH on the street can wash into drains, and end up in the ocean. The ocean creatures can
mistake plastic bags and other plastic RUBBISH for food. These sea creatures then swallow the
plastic which can choke them, or make them unable to eat. Wow! said Richard. I didnt
realise that throwing a little bit of RUBBISH on the ground would be so bad for the
environment. We really should do all that we can to look after the environment. Rubys Mum
started to think about the problem of RUBBISH. Why dont we all do something to help with
this problem? she said. If everyone did something to help, this wouldnt be a problem
anymore. We can start today, by bring our RUBBISH home, and making sure we recycle as
much RUBBISH as possible. We can also get involved in Clean Up Australia Day. Ruby and
Richard decided that this was a good idea. Both families helped clean up the PARK on Clean Up
Australia Day. Both Richard and Ruby were proud of their efforts on the day. It was good to look
after the environment. They enjoyed working together with the rest of the community. Both
Ruby and Richard became environmental heroes. They always made sure that they recycled, and
did the right thing with their RUBBISH. They also made sure that their friends and families
knew how to look after the environment too.
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Sleepy Donna
Jennifer Harris http://australianjoeyscouts.com

Actions:
Divide the group into seven 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.

REINDEER: Tinkle-tinkle
SLEEP/S: Snore-e-e-e
CANDY: Yum-yum
DRESSES: Swish-swish
CAT: Meow, meow
DOG: Woof, woof
COW: Moo, moo
QUIET: Everyone raise one hand above head, one finger to lips
SHH

The Story:
Youve heard that Santa, when he makes his trip on Christmas Eve, usually drove
eight tiny REINDEER, but did you know that when the weather all over the world is
mild on Christmas Eve, he drives only six? Then he leaves at home Donna and
Blitzen, his two storm REINDEER. Now Donna and Blitzen are the strongest, fastest
animals that Santa owns. They are the ones who lead the others if they must dash
through hail, sleet, snow or rain as they make their yearly trip. But once upon a time,
Donna had a bad habit. He liked to SLEEP and SLEEP and SLEEP. Yes, just as
some boys like too much CANDY, SLEEP.
All winter the black bear SLEEPS, this winter why cant I SLEEP, asked Donna.
You cant, said the CAT. You cant, said the DOG. You cant, said the COW.
Santa took down a great big book. He looked inside. There will be mild weather all
around the world. Why dont you SLEEP and see how you like it? said Santa.
Donna went off to a cave to SLEEP. Up in his workshop Santa toiled. Around him
were his CAT, his DOG, his COW, and all the other REINDEER. At last it was
Christmas Eve. Santa looked out of his window. Snow was beginning to fall. The
almanac was wrong! There was going to be a storm! Donna, called Santa, but
Donna was sound ASLEEP. Donna, all the animals called at once; the CAT, the
DOG, the COW and the other REINDEER.
QUIET! called Santa. Out of the cave came Donna. What a beautiful snowstorm!
he exclaimed. To think that I nearly missed it! Ill never try to spend another winter
ASLEEP. Into their places ran all the REINDEER. Into the sleigh jumped Santa.
Merry Christmas! called the CAT, the DOG and the COW as they waved good-bye
to Santa and the REINDEER.
Merry Christmas! called Santa as he and the REINDEER, led by Donna and
Blitzen, disappeared into the snowstorm on their way to deliver toys and CANDY to
good boys and girls all over the world.