My trip to Trisulti

Today I went to Trisulti. First in the morning at 7:20 we went to the church where my Boy Scouts meet. Then we started to go to Trisulti with a whole bunch of cars. There were three "lupetti" (little wolves) in each car. I went in the car with my dad and two friends.

So, we started to go to Trisulti. It took about thirty minutes. Near the end the road was very twisty and turny because we were climbing the mountains. When we finally arrived we went to a field next to the church of San Domenico. Then we played some games and sang songs. At 10.00 a.m. we went into the church. Inside there was a bunch of cool structures and paintings. There was one where there was a group of people kneeling down before three saints, but I don't remember their names. In the front of the church, by the altar, there was a picture of a lady with two boys. In the middle there was the altar, the priest and a cross. The priest said the mass.

After that we went to the snack bar where we did a few things. First, when we got under that roof, our leader told us to get out our Caccia (hunt) notebooks, which is where we keep all our Boy Scout notes. Then we wrote then sang a song, which I recorded on a video.

Then, when the rain finally stopped, we went out onto the patio where we played "Croccodile battle". After that, one of our leaders came running to us. He said there was a deer that we (as little wolves) had to catch. They had put out "tracks" (sticky papers) that led us to the forest. Inside the forest, Akela (our leader) said that this kind of deer, if he touches you, you're out of the game. While we were walking into the woods, we heard a strange sound, like a deer, so we ran towards it. Finally we found the "deer", but it was just our assistant leader dressed like one. We ran after him, but we had to be sure that we didn't get touched. To catch him we had to get his two horns and his tail. Then one of us got one of the horns. While I was trying to get the tail, I got touched and was out of the game. Then another one of us got his tail, but by that time it started to rain again so we had to go back inside. This was the most fun thing we did all day.

So, we waited for the rain to stop. In the meantime, we took a bathroom break and ate our lunches. I only ate candy. I didn't feel hungry, but later I was starving. After that we went outside again. We played more games. In one we each had a different color tail, and we played with a ball. We played that until our parents came. I was tired to death because I hadn't eaten. I went back to Frosinone with my Dad and with two different friends in the car.

Finally we arrived back at the church that we started out in (Sacro Cuore, Sacred Heart) early in the morning. There I made my official "Promessa". First Akela called two other new members. Then he called me. I went into the middle of the circle, had to say "buona caccia (good hunt) which is our salutation. Then I had to go around the circle and three kids asked me three questions: What are the rules? (Lupetto listens to the older wolves, not to himself), What is the motto? (Do your best.) Then the final task was to actually tie a square knot. Then I went to Akela and said the Promise: With God's help, I promise to do my best, to be faithful to God, my parents and my country, to observe the laws of the pack and do a good deed to someone everyday (in Italian, of course!). Akela gave me my bandana and my badges for my hat and shirt. From that moment on I was an official Lupetto (before that I was a cucciolo, which means a pup). After that I wrote the Prometto for one of my friends who needed to say it next week. (A good deed!) Then we went home. I was really tired and hungry. But I was glad I had such a beautiful day.