One boy stoops down sideways, with his head bent towards his body, as low as possible. This is called “Tucking in your Tuppeny.” Another boy takes a flying leap over the “frog,” placing his hands on his back to help himself over. He then proceeds to a distance of some four or five yards, and, in his turn, stoops in the same manner as the first boy, as another frog. A third boy then leaps first over frog No. 1, and then over frog No. 2, taking his place as frog No. 3, at about the same distance onwards. Any number of boys may play in the game. After the last player has taken his leap over all the frogs successively, frog No. 1 has his turn and leaps over his companions, taking his place as the last in the line of frogs. Then No. 2 follows suit, and so on, the whole line of players in course of time covering a good distance.—London (G. L. Gomme). Leap-frog is known in Cornwall as “Leap the Long-mare” (_Folk-lore Journal_, v. 60), and in Antrim and Down as “Leap the Bullock” (Patterson’s _Glossary_). See “Accroshay,” “Loup the Bullocks,” “Spanish Fly.” Leap the Bullock See “Leap-frog,” “Loup the Bullocks.” Leaves are Green The leaves are green, the nuts are brown, They hang so high they will not come down; Leave them alone till frosty weather, Then they will all come down together. —Berkshire (Miss Thoyts, _Antiquary_, xxvii. 254). These lines are sung while the children dance round in a circle. When the last words are sung, the children flop down upon the ground. The tune sung is, Miss Thoyts says, that of “Nuts in May.” Lend Me your Key Please will you lend us your key? What for? Please, our hats are in the garden. Yes, if you won’t steal any beans. Please, we’ve brought the key back; will you lend us your frying-pan? What to do with? To fry some beans. Where have you got them? Out of your garden. —Earls Heaton (H. Hardy). One child represents an old woman, and the other players carry on the dialogue with her. At the end of the dialogue the children are chased by the old woman. See “Mother, Mother, may I go out to Play,” “Witch.” Letting the Buck out This game was played seventy years ago. A ring being formed, the “Buck” inside has to break out, and reach his “home,” crying “Home!” before he can be caught and surrounded. Afterwards these words were sung— Circle: Who comes here? Buck: Poor Johnny Lingo. Circle: Don’t steal none of my black sheep, Johnny Lingo, For if you do I shall put you in the pinder pin-fold. —Stixwold, Lines. (Miss M. Peacock). See “Who goes round my Stone Wall?” Level-coil