The Wolf Cub Promise

I promise to do my best
To love and serve God,
to do my duty to the Queen;
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub pack,
And to do a good turn for somebody every day.

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I promise to do my best

When you promise to do something, it means you will try your hardest to keep your word. Doing your best also means that, when you are doing something important like helping someone with a job or playing a game, you will not give up if it gets tough. You'll stick with it as best you can. Sometimes you may make a mistake. That just means you will try even harder the next time and keep on doing your best every day.

To love and serve God

While there are many different faiths and ways to worship God, all faiths teach the importance of love, caring and respect for others. When you can take the words of your own faith and put them into daily practice, you are showing how to love and serve God.

To do my duty to the Queen

When you belong to a group like a family, a pack or a country, you need to follow certain rules that help people live and get along together.

Queen Elizabeth is our Queen and the laws of Canada are made in her name. The Queen represents our country and all its people, and the crown she wears is the symbol of authority. We do our duty to the Queen and our country by obeying the law.

When we obey the traffic safety laws and respect other people's property, we are doing our duty to the Queen and all Canadians. Whenever we do something to help make Canada a better country, like protecting our environment and helping others, we are also doing our duty to the Queen.

To keep the law of the Wolf Cub Pack

The law of the Wolf Cub Pack says : The Cub respects the Old Wolf; The Cub respects himself / herself. When Mowgli lived with the wolves in the jungle, he learned that they had to hunt together and follow the directions of Akela, the Old Wolf, if they were going to survive. The Old Wolf represents the Cubs and the pack. Obeying the law helps the pack stay together and have fun.

And to do a good turn for somebody every day

Doing a good turn means helping someone just for the sake of helping, without expecting a reward. A good turn can be a big one like saving someone's life, or a small one like smiling at someone or doing the dishes without being asked. Usually, we only have chances to do small good turns, but we have lots of chances to do them because there are so many good turns that need to be done.

(Extract from "Cub Book" - pages 24-28 - By Scouts Canada)