t with all of the players facing inward as they clasp
hands to form a circle, and the locking or winding will bring them
facing in single file around the circle.

This is a favorite game with little girls in China, and is here
given with the kind permission of Dr. Isaac T. Headland and
Messrs. Fleming H. Revell & Co., from the book entitled "The
Chinese Boy and Girl."

CAT AND MICE

_5 to 60 players._

_Schoolroom._

One player is chosen to be cat, and hides behind or under the
teacher's desk. After the cat is hidden, the teacher beckons to five
or six other players, who creep softly up to the desk, and when all
are assembled, scratch on it with their fingers, to represent the
nibbling of mice. As soon as the cat hears this, she scrambles out
from under the desk and gives chase to the mice, who may save
themselves only by getting back to their holes (seats). If a mouse be
caught, the cat changes places with him for the next round of the
game. If no mouse be caught, the same cat may continue, or the teacher
may choose another at her discretion.

A different set of mice should be chosen each time, so as to give all
of the players an opportunity to join in the game.

This is a favorite schoolroom game for little children. They
should be taught to add sport to the play by giving the cat
quite a chase before returning to their seats, instead of
seeking safety in the shortest and most direct way.

CAT AND RAT

_10 to 30 or more players._

_Playground; gymnasium; parlor._

One player is chosen for cat and one for rat. The others all form a
circle with clasped hands. The cat stands outside of the circle and
the rat inside. The game opens with a conversation between the cat and
rat.

The cat says:--

"I am the cat."

The rat says:--

"I am the rat."

"I will catch you!"

"You can't!"

This last defiance is a signal for a chase. The cat tries to get into
the circle, and the rat tries to evade him. Both may run in and out of
the circle, but the players will assist the rat by raising their hands
to let him run under, and they will try to foil the efforts of the cat
by preventing his breaking through the circle, either inward or
outward.

When the rat is caught, he joins the circle and the cat becomes rat, a
new cat being chosen from the circle players.

This game is a great favorite with young children, and though
very similar in its genera