scout letter

[Red Squirrel]

Dear Mom & Dad,

Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in
case you saw the flood on TV and are worried. We are okay. Only one of our
tents and two sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned
because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened.

Oh yes, please call Chad's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't write
because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue jeeps. It
was neat. We never would have found Chad in the dark if it hadn't been for
the lightning. Scoutmaster Don got mad at Chad for going on a hike alone
without telling anyone.Chad said he did tell him, but it was during the fire
so he probably didn't hear him.

Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas
will blow up? The wet wood didn't burn, but one of
the tents did and also some of our clothes. David is going to look weird
until his hair grows back.

We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Don gets the car fixed. It wasn't
his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we left. Scoutmaster
Don said that with a car that old you have to expect something to break
down; that's probably why he can't get insurance.

This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out in
the lake. Scoutmaster Don wouldn't let me because I can't swim, and Chad was
afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let us take the canoe across
the lake. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water
from the flood.

Scoutmaster Don isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad
about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the car so
we are trying not to cause him any trouble.

Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit
badges. When Dave dived into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a
Tourniquet works. Wade and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Don said it probably
was just food poisoning from the leftover chicken. He said they got sick
that way with food they ate in prison.

I'm so glad he got out and became our scoutmaster.
He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was doing
his time. By the way, what is a pedal-file?

I have to go now. We are going to town to mail our letters and buy Vaseline.
Don't worry about anything. We are fine.

Love, Timothy

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