the Pow-wow Ring, or Talking Ring, because they can hear the voice and the wise words of the Captain.
For the Dancing Ring they all join hands, and make the circle as wide as they can reach.
The Promise
Any girl can become a Brownie who is under ten, and who does her best to carry out the Promise of the Brownies.
This is the Promise:
- To be obedient.
- To help other people, especially those at home.
The Recruit Brownie
When a girl first joins the Brownies she is only a recruit like a boy who joins the army, and before she can count as a real Brownie she must know and understand the Promise, and what is more she must have carried it out by doing a good turn in her own home.
The Pack
The Goblins go together, the Fairies go together and so on, each forming a Pack. Some Packs are numbered like Girl Scout troops instead of being named Fairy, Pixie, Elf, etc.
The Eight
The Captain or Leader of a pack is a grown-up person, and in each pack there are several parties of eight under
