Three Principles…….Chief, Medicine Man, and Guide enter from the rear and take their positions facing the candidates and families.

CHIEF: Cub Scouts, leaders, parents and guests, the Medicine Man, Guide and myself bring you Greetings. We have come before you tonight to fulfill a prophecy spoken in the legends.

MEDICINE MAN: The words of the legend say that in the springtime of each year, young braves will be found who have met the challenges of Akela and are ready to become warriors. We have watched your pack and have found such braves among you. We have come to present them with the highest honor:
The Arrow of Light. But before this can happen, they must take a journey through their memories.

GUIDE: Many moons ago, You entered the Cub Pack and met the Challenges of the Bobcat. As you met them, you learned what is means to be a Cub, the Law of the Pack and 3 words to inspire you in your next challenges…. DO YOUR BEST

(Add dry ice to the first bucket of water)

Next you sought out the Wolf clan. Here you met 12 challenges, harder than the Bobcat test, but with the cleverness of the wolf you met them and continued on your journey)

(Add dry ice to second bucket of water)

MEDICINE MAN: Now the trail became darker and fainter as you came to the Bear Clan with a new set of 12 challenges. You met these challenges with the strength and wisdom of the bear.

(Add dry ice to third bucket)

In time you earned the Webelos badge, blazing the rest of trail on your own. Now at last you have reached the summit and the end of this journey.

(To the other Principals) Let the Arrow of Light be conferred upon them!!!!

GUIDE: WAIT! before receiving this most high honor, they must hear its legend so they may understand and appreciate what they are to receive.

CHIEF: Let the legend of the Arrow of Light be known to all present.

MEDICINE MAN: (Moves closer to the guests and candidates)
In the ages past, when the Nations of the red man spread across the land, there was a young member of one tribe called AKELA. Akela wished to be a warrior as the older men of his tribe were, but no one would consider him so, “Little Akela, he is too young to join the hunt,” they would say. “Too slow to run with the Bobcat clan, not clever enough to hunt with Wolf clan. Such a young one is not strong enough to join the Bear clan.” No matter how hard Akela worked, all ways were barred to him. But the Aged Chieftain of the tribe saw Akela differently than the rest. “The spirit of this young one burns brighter that the largest fire. Akela has served his brethren well for one of his age. The time will come when the tribe will need only that which Akela can give.

One night in the fall during the harvest, a party of warriors went canoeing back to their village after a hunt. On this night, the fog rolled thick across the river. The fog was so heavy; the river path back to the village was hidden from view. A nearby river path to the right led to a roaring chasm. The warriors did not know the safe path to take and were trapped.

Akela had been practicing his hunting skills in the hills above the river and had seen the danger to the canoe. He wrapped an arrow in a skin, set it aflame and shot it into the sky toward the safe river path

(A flaming arrow is shot in to the river…….by an adult)

The warriors in the canoe saw the flaming arrow through the fog and followed it to the river path and the village.

The warriors went to the Chieftain saying, “We were trapped on the river and the Highfather sent an Arrow of Light through the sky to guide us.” The Chieftain smiled and said, “The sight that led you to safety came not from the heavens but from one who you thought was too young to do anything.” He brought Akela forward to the surprise of the Warriors.

“Akela has proved himself worthy to wear the name of warrior. He has aided his brothers in their time of greatest need. Hereafter, all young members of our tribe shall become warriors only after meeting the challenges of the Arrow of the Light. Let them each be filled with the spirit of Akela and follow his example of unselfish service to our brothers.” And it was made so and carried through to the present day as you Webelos stand before us now, ready to receive the Arrow of Light.

CHIEF: Will the Webelos please stand….before this honor is conferred upon you, I must see your devotion to the high ideals of Scouting. Therefore, I ask you all now to raise your right hand to the Scout sign and repeat with me, The Scout Oath and Law.

(As a group repeat the Scout Oath and Law)

GUIDE: Having met all of its challenges, it is our duty and privilege to award you with the highest Cub Scout honor: the Arrow of Light.

CHIEF: Parents because of the support and guidance you have given these braves, please stand behind them. We present you with the Arrow of Light patch and a remembrance of this occasion.

(Hand each scout their patch, pin and/or arrow plaque)

Parents may be seated

CHIEF, MEDICINE MAN, GUIDE: Webelos receive now the mark of the
Arrow of Light

(3 principals each place a yellow mark on each Webelos face)

This mark symbolizes the light from the blazing sun, lighting your way through life. Go now and blaze your own trail.