Opening, Closing, and Flag Ceremonys /02-01

"ANGELS AND CUB LEADERS" FLAG CEREMONY  

[Have 3 or 4 Cub leaders in uniform standing in front, Have 3 or 4 Angels standing with
them—sheet costumes. Santa can have a Santa hat for costume]
LDR #1 We will all stand and sing the National Anthem
ANGELS {Singing} "Hark the Herald Angels Sing….."
LDR #2 Wait, wait, that’s not the National Anthem.
ANGEL #1 That’s the National Anthem of heaven.
LDR #1 But we’re supposed to sing the National Anthem of our country.
(Santa Claus enters)
LDR #3 Santa, we need your help. We want to sing our National Anthem, but the Angels
want to sing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
ANGEL #1 That’s the National Anthem of Heaven.
SANTA CLAUS: Well, Cub Scouts are supposed to honor God and Country, so let’s all sing
“God Bless America.”

"THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM" CUBMASTER STORY  

Two Christmas Angels, who humans didn’t know were angels, stopped to spend the night in
the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the
mansion's guestroom. Instead, the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As
they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they
seem" The next night, the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable
farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in
their bed, so they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the
farmer and his wife went out to milk the cow and found that it had died in the night. In tears,
they told the angels that its milk had been their sole income. As they were walking away, the
younger angel was furious and asked the older angel,
"How could you have let that happen? The first man had
everything, yet you helped him,” she accused. “The second family
had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die."
“Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was
gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling
to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall, so he wouldn't find it. Then last night, as we slept
in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.”
Things aren't always what they seem.