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The one who succeeds in removing a straw upon these difficult conditions, takes it to herself, and counts one. Those who gam the most straws wm MBT Shoes the game. Sometimes they cut little notches, or they DiacK tne neaastnree, wmcn tnev can mncr, aueen, ana Disn me Kin&r counts lour, tne aueen One in the centre holds a cherry; while each one tries to catch it in her mouth. This simple game must be played with great good humour; if any crying or disputing begins, the play should stop at once.This is similar to Jack Straws. A little stick with a flag upon it is placed in a cup heaping full of sand. Each child tries to knock out a little sand, without making the standardfall. The one at whose touch it falls, must rise and make a bow, or a courtesy, to each of the others.Wiien older sisters have the care of very young ones, there are a variety of ways to keep them quiet and happy. In the evening, when shadows can be cast on the wall, nothing pleases them more than rabbits' and foxes' heads, made on the wall by holding the hands thus:A morsel of wet paper, or a wafer, is put upon the nails of your two middle fingers. You rest these two fingers only, side by MBT side, upon the edge of a table; naming one Jack, and the other Gill. You raise one suddenly, exclaiming, Fly away Jack!" When you bring the hand down again, bide youi middle finger, and place your forefinger on the table. Thenraise the other, saying, " Fly away. Gill!'' and bring down your forefinger Instead MBT Shoes Clearance of. your middle one. Then the papers have disappeared; and. if you do it quick, your companions will think the birds hare flown. Then raise your hand and cry, " Come again, Jack bring the middle finger down, and tjie inner is anin seen. Alien dm uiju come again in me same manner. Another species of amus&iient on these occasions is to hold up me nana, den a in or mil mo ana nmrers ; Keen me tnumo in motion ior a wnue, sinerm&r m a nveiv tone, " nance, oumnttin, dance !'' Then keep the thumb still, and move the lore fingers, singing, " Dance, ye merry men, every onefor bumpkin, he can dance alone."
The one who succeeds in removing a straw upon these difficult conditions, takes it to herself, and counts one. Those who gam the most straws wm MBT Shoes the game. Sometimes they cut little notches, or they DiacK tne neaastnree, wmcn tnev can mncr, aueen, ana Disn me Kin&r counts lour, tne aueen One in the centre holds a cherry; while each one tries to catch it in her mouth. This simple game must be played with great good humour; if any crying or disputing begins, the play should stop at once.This is similar to Jack Straws. A little stick with a flag upon it is placed in a cup heaping full of sand. Each child tries to knock out a little sand, without making the standardfall. The one at whose touch it falls, must rise and make a bow, or a courtesy, to each of the others.Wiien older sisters have the care of very young ones, there are a variety of ways to keep them quiet and happy. In the evening, when shadows can be cast on the wall, nothing pleases them more than rabbits' and foxes' heads, made on the wall by holding the hands thus:A morsel of wet paper, or a wafer, is put upon the nails of your two middle fingers. You rest these two fingers only, side by MBT side, upon the edge of a table; naming one Jack, and the other Gill. You raise one suddenly, exclaiming, Fly away Jack!" When you bring the hand down again, bide youi middle finger, and place your forefinger on the table. Thenraise the other, saying, " Fly away. Gill!'' and bring down your forefinger Instead MBT Shoes Clearance of. your middle one. Then the papers have disappeared; and. if you do it quick, your companions will think the birds hare flown. Then raise your hand and cry, " Come again, Jack bring the middle finger down, and tjie inner is anin seen. Alien dm uiju come again in me same manner. Another species of amus&iient on these occasions is to hold up me nana, den a in or mil mo ana nmrers ; Keen me tnumo in motion ior a wnue, sinerm&r m a nveiv tone, " nance, oumnttin, dance !'' Then keep the thumb still, and move the lore fingers, singing, " Dance, ye merry men, every onefor bumpkin, he can dance alone."
