Here both players double up one leg under them as they sit; then they repeat the lines just quoted, doubling up the left leg at the end of the recital; then they close the fists and pile them one on each other, the lowest resting on one of the player's knees, and say-- Pong along-along ...... Kerinting riang-riang, Crick-crick (?) (sing) the crickets (?) Ketapong kebalok ...... Minyak `Arab, minyak sapi, Arabian oil and ghee; [712] Pechah telor sa-biji. Here's one egg broken. Here the lowest fist is flattened out. In the same way each of the four eggs (i.e. fists) is broken till the top is reached, when the four hands are moved up and down on the left knee of one of the players as the chant recommences-- P'ram p'ram pisang ... the plantain, Masak sa-biji di-gonggong bari-bari The fruit-bat seizes a ripe one, Bawa lari, And takes it away Terbang-lah dia! As off he flies! Here both players raise their hands above their heads; then one player commences to rock to and fro (with arms now folded), the other holding him (or her) by the arms and crying-- Goyang-goyang Pah Ponggor Swing, swing, Father Ponggor; Pah Ponggor mati akar! Father Ponggor, the climbing rattan is dead! Si `Ali ka padang Si `Ali's gone to the plain, [Di-]tudongkan daun Sheltered by the leaves, Sa-hari ta' makan, With nothing to eat for a day, Ta' makan sa-tahun. Nothing to eat for a year. Here they hook their little fingers together, and rock their bodies to and fro, singing-- Angkei-angkei p'riok ... the cooking-pot, P'riok deri Jawa The cooking-pot from Java; Datang 'Wa' Si Bagok Here comes Uncle Bagok Bawa ketam sa'ekor: Bringing a crab. Chepong masok ayer, A dish (?) to put water in, Chepong masok api, A dish (?) to put fire in, O nenek, O nenek, O granny, O granny, Rumah kita 'nak runtoh! Our house is tumbling down. Reh! Reh! Rum! . . . . . . Finally they sit still with hands clasped on knees, and sing-- Nuria! Nuria! . . . . . . Tali timba 'ku The rope of my bucket, 'Nak 'nimba lubok dalam, To draw water from a deep hole, Dalam sama tengah, Right in the middle of it, Saput awan tolih mega. Veiled by the clouds, looking up at (?) the welkin. [713] Of minor children's games the following may be mentioned:-- (1) Tuju (not tujoh, [714]) lobang, which appears to be identifiable with "Koba," and which is played by throwing coins as near as possible to a hole (or holes?) in the ground. (2) Chimplek, which is a sort of "heads and tails" game; "heads" being called chaping, and "tails" sim.