f geese from being caught by the fox, and to do
this spreads out his arms and dodges around in any way he sees fit to
circumvent the efforts of the fox. Only the last goose in the line may
be tagged by the fox, or should the line be very long, the last five
or ten players may be tagged as decided beforehand. It will be seen
that the geese may all cooeperate with the gander by doubling and
redoubling their line to prevent the fox from tagging the last goose.
Should the fox tag the last goose (or one of the last five or ten, if
that be permissible), that goose becomes fox and the fox becomes
gander.

A good deal of spirit may be added to the game by the following
dialogue, which is sometimes used to open it:--

The fox shouts tantalizingly, "Geese, geese, gannio!"

The geese reply scornfully, "Fox, fox, fannio!"

Fox, "How many geese have you to-day?"

Gander, "More than you can catch and carry away."

Whereupon the chase begins.

This game is found in almost all countries, under various names
and representing different animals.

FOX AND SQUIRREL

_20 to 60 players._

_Schoolroom._

The players sit in their seats facing toward the aisles, so that each
two adjacent lines have their feet in the same aisle and face each
other. The game consists in passing or tossing some object (the
squirrel), such as a bean bag, basket ball, or hand ball from one
player across the aisle to another and back again, zigzagging down
each aisle, to be followed at once by a second object (the fox); the
effort being to have the fox overtake the squirrel before the end of
the line is reached.

With very little children, passing is better than tossing; but
with older children, or even with little ones, when more
experienced, it is well to use the game as a practice for
tossing and catching. The action should be very rapid. The game
makes much sport for young children, and they are very fond of
it.

FOX TRAIL (DOUBLE RIM)

(Fox and Geese; Half Bushel)

(See also _Fox Trail_ (_Single Rim_).)

_3 to 30 or more players._

_Out of doors; indoors; snow._

This form of Fox Trail, like the Single Rim game, is
distinctively a snow game, but may be used anywhere that a
large diagram may be marked on the ground or floor. This game
differs from the Single Rim in the size and complexity of the
diagram, there being two rims to the wheel instead of one. It