ks" are now considered ready for fighting, and are
carried into the center of the room, and placed opposite each other
with their toes just touching. The fun now commences.

Each "cock" tries with the aid of his toes to turn his opponent over
on his back or side.

The one who can succeed in doing this first wins the game.

It often happens that both "cocks" turn over at the same time, when
the fight commences again.

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GAMES WITH THE ALPHABET

It is necessary for these games that a large boxful of letters should
be provided, which can be purchased at any toy store or made by the
young people themselves by being cut out of newspapers. The children
should seat themselves round the table; the letters should then be
well shuffled and dealt round to the players. Each child has to form
a word or sentence out of the letters which he has received. Another
variation is to select a long word, and then in a given time to try to
form several words from it. Names of well-known men, places, etc., can
also be given. These games are not only amusing, but serve at the same
time to instruct the young folk.

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HONEY POTS

For little ones there is scarcely a more popular game than "Honey
Pots." Small children of three and four can be included in this
game, but there should be two bigger children for the "Buyer" and
the "Merchant." The children, with the exception of the Buyer and
Merchant, seat themselves upon the floor of the room, with their knees
raised and their hands clasped together round them. These children are
called "Honey Pots." The Merchant and the Buyer then talk about the
quality and quantity of the Honey, and the price of each Pot. It is
agreed that the price to be paid shall be according to the weight of
the "Honey" and the "Pot." The children are carefully "weighed" by
raising them two or three times from the floor and swinging them by
the arms, one arm held by the Merchant and the other by the Buyer.

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When the "Honey Pots" are all weighed, the Buyer says he will purchase
the whole of the stock, and asks the Merchant to help him carry the
Pots home. Then the Merchant and the Buyer carry the children, one by
one, to the other end of the room.

When all are safely at the Buyer's house, the Merchant goes out of the
room, but suddenly returns and says to the Buyer: "I believe you have
carried off my