The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha
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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.
Gomme, Alice Bertha
Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain
In the plan (fig. 8) the players first lay the stone on the back of the
hand, and _walk_ through the plan, stepping into each division, throw it
up and catch it. Then the stone is _thrown_ back from No. 7 outside No.
1. Now it is placed on the toe, and the child walks through again,
throwing up the foot when out, to catch the stone in the hand. Another
way, done on the same plan, is for the player to place the stone in No.
1, leave it there, and hop into each division and back, then place it in
No. 2, and repeat the hopping, and so on through all the figures. There
is no _kicking_ of the stone, as is usual in London.—Roxton, St. Neots
(Miss Lumley).
[Illustration: Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 6.
Fig. 7.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 9.
Fig. 10.]
From Crockham Hill, Kent, Miss Chase sends four versions. In the first
plan (fig. 1) the game is:—Throw stone into No. 1. Hop from No. 1 to No.
5 and back. Then pick it up. So on successively. After having thrown it
into No. 5, begin to reverse by throwing stone into No. 1 while standing
at No. 5—return with it on your thumb. Throw into No. 2—return with
stone on your eye. Throw into No. 3—return with stone in your palm.
Throw into No. 4—return with stone on your head. Throw into No. 5—return
with stone on your back. In each case, upon reaching the goal without
dropping it, throw up and catch it as it falls.
In the second plan (fig. 2) the game is:—Throw stone into No. 1. Pick it
up. Hop, not touching lines, from No. 1 to No. 4, and “out.” Throw stone
into No. 2. Do as before. And so successively into Nos. 3 and 4. Next
balance stone on shoe, then on the palm of hand, then on the back of
hand, then on the head, then on the shoulder, then on the eye (tilt head
back to keep it from falling). In each case walk round once with it so
balanced and catch at end.
In the third plan (fig. 3) the game is:—Put pebble in No. 1. Pick up.
Hop, having one foot in No. 2 and the other in No. 3. Step into No. 4.
Hop, having one foot in No. 5 and the other in No. 6. Jump round. Go
back as you came. Then with stone on shoe, walk through the figure, kick
it up and catch at the close. Place stone on eyelid; walk through the
same figure, dropping it off into hand at close. This is called
“jumping.”
In the fourth plan (fig. 4) the game is:—Throw stone into No. 1. Pick it
up. Hop from No. 1 to No. 8, not touching lines. So successively into
Nos. 2, 3, 4, &c. Walk into No. 1 with stone on foot, and out at No. 8.
Kick it up and catch it. The same with stone on thumb. Toss it up and
catch. Again with stone on your back. Straighten up, let it slide into
your hand.
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