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A '''Brownie''' is a girl, aged between seven and eleven, who is a member of the [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Guide Association]], the female form of [[Scouting]]. | A '''Brownie''' is a girl, aged between seven and eleven, who is a member of the [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Guide Association]], the female form of [[Scouting]]. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
Brownies were first organized by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]] in 1914, to complete the range of age groups both for girls and boys in Scouting. They were first run as the youngest group in the Guide Association by [[Agnes Baden-Powell]], Lord Baden-Powell's younger sister. In 1918 [[Olave Baden-Powell|Olave, Lady Baden-Powell]], took over the responsibility for the Girl Guides and thus for Brownies. | Brownies were first organized by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]] in 1914, to complete the range of age groups both for girls and boys in Scouting. They were first run as the youngest group in the Guide Association by [[Agnes Baden-Powell]], Lord Baden-Powell's younger sister. In 1918 [[Olave Baden-Powell|Olave, Lady Baden-Powell]], took over the responsibility for the Girl Guides and thus for Brownies. | ||
Originally the girls were called Rosebuds, but were renamed by Lord Baden-Powell. Their name comes from a story by [[Juliana Horatia Ewing]], written in 1870. In the story two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful [[Brownie (mythology)|Brownies]] or lazy boggarts. | Originally the girls were called Rosebuds, but were renamed by Lord Baden-Powell. Their name comes from a story by [[Juliana Horatia Ewing]], written in 1870. In the story two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful [[Brownie (mythology)|Brownies]] or lazy boggarts. | ||
==Motto, Promise And Law== | == Motto, Promise And Law == | ||
The motto of Brownies is '''Lend a Hand''' (LAH). | The motto of Brownies is '''Lend a Hand''' (LAH). | ||
===Australia=== | === Australia === | ||
The [[Australia | The [[Australia]]n Guiding Promise is: | ||
:I promise that I will do my best, | :I promise that I will do my best, | ||
:to do my duty to God, | :to do my duty to God, | ||
:to serve my country and to keep the Guide law. | :to serve my country and to keep the Guide law. | ||
===Canada=== | === Canada === | ||
In [[Canada]], the Brownie Promise is: | In [[Canada]], the Brownie Promise is: | ||
:I promise to do my best, | :I promise to do my best, | ||
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:As a Brownie I am honest and kind. I help take care of the world around me. | :As a Brownie I am honest and kind. I help take care of the world around me. | ||
===Singapore=== | === Singapore === | ||
The [[Singapore | The [[Singapore]]an Brownie Law is: | ||
:I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God, to serve my country, help other people and to keep the Brownie Law. | :I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God, to serve my country, help other people and to keep the Brownie Law. | ||
===United Kingdom=== | === United Kingdom === | ||
In the | In the United Kingdom, the Brownie Promise is: | ||
:I promise that I will do my best, | :I promise that I will do my best, | ||
:To love my God, | :To love my God, | ||
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:Lend A Hand | :Lend A Hand | ||
===United States of America=== | === United States of America === | ||
In the [[United States of America]], the Girl Scout Promise is: | In the [[United States of America]], the Girl Scout Promise is: | ||
:On my honor, I will try: | :On my honor, I will try: | ||
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Girl Scouts are given a choice of "whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate" in place of the word God.[http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/promise_law/] | Girl Scouts are given a choice of "whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate" in place of the word God.[http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/promise_law/] | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Girl Guide and Girl Scout]] | *[[Girl Guide and Girl Scout]] | ||
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*[[Cub Scout]] | *[[Cub Scout]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ '''Girlguiding UK'''] | * [http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ '''Girlguiding UK'''] | ||
* [http://www.girlguides.ca/ '''Girl Guides of Canada'''] | * [http://www.girlguides.ca/ '''Girl Guides of Canada'''] | ||