Scout’s Honour

Committing each page to memory, Perri Dirndl poured over “The Complete Guide To Woodland Animals” during a furtive late night study session around the hickory stick campfire. 

Memorization was critical after the reward of a Wilderness Grooming badge was nearly stymied by a regrettable desire for a personal spa treatment involving an impromptu moss loofah, a cup of pine tree sap and a heavy hand.