It was dark and everyone was asleep. Or so I thought. I could hear a female voice. An adult female voice – and it sounded quite excited, quite urgent. ‘Get them off!’ she implored. ‘Get them off now!’

Then I recognised it. It was Akela, the leader of our cub scout group. Surely she wasn’t in a tent with the venture scout leader?

I moved to the front of my tent and peered out. I couldn’t see much but I could make out a lot of movement and activity and excited whispers. It was all strangely erotic. I lay back in my sleeping bag and imagined what they were up to………..

Next morning, at breakfast in the canteen, I watched Akela and the venture scout leader very closely. They seemed cool towards each other as though the night before never happened.

She came and sat at our table. ‘Sleep well last night?’ she asked us. Muffled confirmations.

‘Well, turn off your torches and lights early tonight. There are loads of moths around.’