The Egg Challenge 4 Nov 2023

By Wombat Sixer Ray Neo

At around 8:30, quite a few cub scouts had already arrived. Some cub scouts were busy signing off badges, some were talking, and some were playing. The akela candidates were listening to Bagheera as he was explaining the expectations of the Akela Award.

Not long later, it was time to start the colour party. The senior sixers, blew the whistle. Everyone quickly gathered into horseshoe formation and the colour party started. After the colour party, the senior sixers handed the attendance list to the sixers to mark attendance. Next Bagheera gave out quite a few progress and proficiency badges.

Next, Hathi briefed us about the safety precautions for outdoor cooking before we started cooking. We are supposed to cook 5 different kind of eggs. A small fire broke out at the place wombat was cooking as they left the mess tin with oil in it on the fire for too long. As a result, the mess tin got burnt and the fire extinguisher was used. Bagheera gathered the sixers to tell them to tell the cub scouts not to wash their mess tin in the sink as it will choke the sink.

After cooking, Hathi went around taking photos of both the six and the eggs cooked, before we started to eat the eggs. Everyone contributed in both eating and cooking but not everyone was willing to clean up the place, the leaders did an area check and told the six that did not clean up properly to pick up the dirty things and wipe the floor.

Lastly, the sixers assigned the next person to do the scout log and then went into horseshoes position to get ready for sun set party. The unit went to take their bags and then went home while the sixers stayed for sixers council before heading home.