“I’ve seen this before!” says the angry troop member,  “We’re going round in circles, past this spot where welsh rarebit was only he’s gone now”. The patrol leader doesn’t care for this kind of negative, disobedient talk. “Shut your trap you little traitor!” he says but then suddenly he realises he’s gone too far. Maybe the snivelling little cub scout is right after all. Yes, they’re hopelessly lost and even Welsh Rarebit isn’t here any more to set them straight and guide them on their way.

Yes, the only thing is to stand and salute. The one thing you can count upon in times of trouble is obedience and Knowing Your Place. If only people would stand and salute more often, there wouldn’t be room for all this confusion and disorder. There wouldn’t be time to snivel and cry and question your superiors for you’d be standing smart and sharp, looking good and not descending into the...
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