ge voice be heard in this way, the little
guesser is considered correct if he answer, "Good morning, stranger!"
GUESS WHO
_10 to 30 or more players._
_Playground; gymnasium; parlor; schoolroom._
Where there are more than ten players, it is desirable to have them
separated into several groups. Each group has a leader, and lines up
in rank (side by side), with the leader in the middle. One odd player
stands in front of the line, facing it.
The odd player asks:--
"Have you seen my friend?"
The line answers,
"No."
First player:--
"Will you go and find him?"
"Yes."
"Put your finger on your lips and follow me!"
The player in front then turns around and, with finger to his lips,
runs to another part of the ground, all of the row falling in behind
and following him, each player with finger on lips. When they have
reached a new position, the first player stops with his back to the
line, which re-forms in a new order under the direction of its leader,
so that the players do not stand in the same relative positions as
when the odd player faced the line. One player from the row selected
by the leader now steps forward behind the odd player and says, trying
to disguise his voice, "Guess who stands behind you!"
If the odd player guesses correctly, he retains his position, turns
around, and the dialogue begins over again. If the guess be wrong, the
one who is It changes places with the one whose name he failed to
guess.
GYPSY
_5 to 10 players._
_Indoors; out of doors._
This is one of the traditional dramatic games, obviously an
abbreviated form of _Mother, Mother, the Pot Boils Over!_
One player is selected for gypsy, and one for the mother. The others
are children. The gypsy remains in hiding while the mother says to her
children, pointing to the different ones in turn:--
"I charge my children every one
To keep good house while I am gone;
You and you, but specially you,
Or else I'll beat you black and blue."
The mother then goes away and blinds her eyes. During her absence the
gypsy comes in, takes away a child, and hides her. The gypsy repeats
this until all of the children are hidden. The mother returns and
finds her children gone, whereupon she has to find them. When all have
been found and brought back home, all chase the gypsy.
HANG TAG
_10 to 100 players._
_Playground; gymnasium._
One pla
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