We do not want to make Scout training too soft.
A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes. He uses food the fish likes. So with boys.
Scoutmasters need the capacity to enjoy the out-of-doors.
The code of the knight is still the code of the gentleman today.
Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy's world.
Scouting is a man's job cut down to a boy's size.