During one period the school-age boys made slingshots, and the indiscriminate use made of them concerned adults. One afternoon none of the older boys showed up for school. They had seen the chief talking to the teacher at noon while they were at the beach using their slings. They assumed they were going to get into trouble, so they made a mass exit by rowing to another village. They did not return until supper time.
Some play is imitative of adults.
Children imitate in play the activities they see about them and sometimes mimic adults' peculiar mannerisms. A favorite mime is acting drunk. Boats for this game are cardboard boxes which are pulled along the ground. In each boat is a long rope which represents the net. Another smaller box may be carried inside the larger box as a skiff.