Show Some Good G mes to Play 1 AVE you ou played tho game of ot HAVE H Fishermen l Mark off ft two lines across a clour piece of ot ground or across tho beach If It you are at th the shore about feat leot apart Then lot all the n count out to see who is to be bethe bethe the fisherman The l he fisherman must stand between the two lines a of players and l the th fol tol following lowing rhyme Swim SWi little fishes from tho river to the soa Swim little one two three At the Ule word three all the children or fishes must run across his territory to the land beyond their opponents lino Uno and while they run ho he the tho fisher fisherman man must catch atch as many as he can Those Tho e who are caught now and holp him catch more mora fish The game goes on as before tha fisher fishermen fishermen men all a repeating the rhyme in concert until all the fishes have been caught Now the game gamo of King Caesar Quo Una player Is i choson to be the tho King All the othora form torm two rows ono one at and ond of the tho ground with a lino Une dra wn across the front of ot each row to mark den denAll denAU All AU the tho must keep koep within their respective Unas and King Caesar Stands in the tho middle between tho lines Any number of 0 players can then thon rush rusha across a from one den to the other King C r trying to catch one as they run If he catches one he must succeed in holding him while counting ten the boy meantime trying hi his b but t to break brenk away But if It ho he cannot ho he then remains with the tha King and helps him catch others If either den becomes empty tho King goes Into it and says S S frown t the base one two three throe three times If It no player from the other den can go across to his den before he has finish finished ed oa then ho he may choose some boy from the other den to run across to his This boy must run whether w ether he wishes to or not but may bo be supported by any number of volunteer helpers the King meanwhile doing his best to capture him Then there is the game of ot Jolly lived by byAs There was a Jolly miller he himself As the wheel went round he made his hla wealth Ono One handin hand in the tho hopper another in his bag bagAs As the tho Trent Tient round ho he made his grab must be an uneven number of or players All of or the children except ono one stand in couples arm in arm and sing singIng Ing this versol march around in a circle each couple closely c following the other The odd child stands in the tho centre At the word ord grab the tho children marching on the thc inside of at the circle let go of ot partners arms and try to catch hold of tho one standing immediately in front of ot their previous partners Now the child who has been In the contra tries f t secure one of the part partners partners ners and thus get a place in the circle If he succeeds the one who was left out must t ke the centre and the game goes on as described Fox and Goose in another good goodgame game gamo Mr Fox takes his place iu 11 one end of ot the room or lawn while Mother Goose gathers her little geese behind her In a lino he first clasping her waist and the others clasping each others waist In turn Then rhen Mr Fox and Mother Goose hold the following conversation Mother Goose beginning What are you doing this fine morn ing a walk What are you after atter After an appetite for my breakfast What will you ou have havo for tor your break fast A fat goose goo e Ill have for tor my break fast you tt It ItI OIl I see your little goese arc rc handy so Ill satisfy myself with one of yours Catch one if i you ou can Then Than there thero is a lively scene Mother Goose spreads out her ber arms and the lit tle ones cling tight But they must not brea the line Une Mr Fox dodges around and snatches all aU the geese ho he can capture The game can stop here or can be con thus Having put his captives in his den located wherever te le sees see fit fi Mr Fo Fox can repeat his conversation with Moth er Goose Then while he is la dodging around trying to catch some of ot the geese his captives can make an at tempt to run back and Join the Mother Goose line again If they succeed in doing so without being touched by Mr Fox they can stay there until recap But If touched by him while trying to t escape they must return to the den and wait W lt for tor another opportunity to escape esca e eTwo Two players Join hands holding them up as an arch for the others to march through All the players sing the two following verses Hark H rk the tho robbers coming through Coming through coming through ugh Hark the robbers coming through My fair Jady or gentleman What have the tho robbers done to you Done to you done to you ou 1 What have the robbers done to you My fair lady or gentleman Just as the second verse is finished the player then going through tho arch is stopped and one of tho play players I ers forming the arch sings the third and fourth verses as follows I You have stolen my mr watch and chain Watch Vatch and chain watch and chain You have stolen my watch and chain My fair or you must pay You must pay you must pay you must pay My fair lady or Then all sing the tho fifth vcrs a follows we cannot pay Cannot pay cannot pay we cannot pay My ily fair lady or The last verse Is sung by the one who sang the tho third and fourth veres and ho seizes the tho nearest person In Inthe the tho marching line Une and makes him prisoner as he sings Off Of to prison you OU must go You must go you OU must mus go Off to prison you must go goMy goMY My fair lady or gentleman The next tim the other player forming the tho arch sings the tho third fourth and sixth and takes the prisoner In this way two equal sides are are at last formed anti and then they proceed to tug against each other and the strongest side wins the game Divide by Four FourA A boy Is sent sen t to the tho grocers for tor a pound of ot raisins and on his way home meets three other boys How many times did the tho tour four b Ys go 0 Into the thc 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