Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
Play.Iimein France.


All the world over, wherever there are
little folks. there are games. Some of
them are very similar to those our Ing
fish boys and girls play. and some of
them are very different indeed.
1t used to be my greatest delight when
was a little girl-many years ago now
to learn new. game and am sure boys
and girls are just the same now as they
were in those far-off days.
SO am going to tell you all about the
games played by children in other coun-
tries, and If you are interested in them,
and play them yourselves, then | shall
feel amply repaid for all the trouble
have taken in finding out about them.
This month we are going To take
France.
l have no doubt that some of you have
ready know very much about the pas
times Of the little French boys and girls,
but to many of you these facts Will be
Many of the games are exactly like our
own-as for instance-Hop-S cotch, Crick-
ct, Football, Marbles, Blind Mans Buff
Cards, and many round games ,,
Little French girls play also Unread
the Needle" singing all the while:
"Enfllons raiguille Taiguille,
Enfilons raigutlle de bois.
Translation:
Let us thread the needle. the needle,
Let us thread the needle Of wood
A game in which you can all join Is
called: 'SaveZ-yous planter des ChouN
The words are:
''Savez-vous planter des choux,
A Ia mode. la mode?
Savez-vous planter des chouX,
y la mode chez nous?
Translation:
do YOU know how to plant cabhages,
AS they do, as they do?
Do you know how to plant cabbages,
As they do with u.s.
Answer. (Al shake the foot here)
ION les plante avec le pied,
\ la mode, a Ia mode,
on les plante aVec la pied,
y Ia mode chez nous.
translation:
I'VE plant them with the foot
As they do. as they do,
We plant them with the foot,
As they do with us.
The question and answer are always re-
| peated, only substituting new factor
| each time. as le bras the ARM. lie nez
| uhe nose). la tete Uhe head. lie corps
toned. When you have exhausted all the
ways of planting the cabbages the game
is over. 49,
\ game of catch very like ours
is called la Mere Garouche. one OF
the party of children is chosen as La
Mere Garouche'' Mother Garouchel, ana
she or he stands in the appointed goal
with clasped hands. The other children
then distribute themselves over the pay
ground. Mere Garouche Gals OUT Mere
Garouche va sOrtir' tMother Garouche Is
toHllilS JUL tiiSH uii7 .',,"h Ill, 10.
ers, wnom she mus t puSn ~" ~, ~
| clasped hands. II she succeeds III cdtt ~
| ing chlld, ne must IN quichiH ~ II
| goal. as the others nave the ilShi ~
| strike him hard with the open hand eV-
| erywhere except on the head, but no
| blows with the list are allowed. MotHer
| GarOuche and the Chllq caught thoh JON
hands ana 20 TO caich the oth 'h;o eu n,Il
| child that is caught joining the chalh uh-
til all are caught. Mother Garouche only
| has the right Of catchlnS me GhiI M. ~
| the others are only alloWed 70 pioch the
| way. ;.
\ game that Is piayeq pE oV!s ai iIiI l?
| called La IdlIr ~ iiieIe =" - ,,
Bald. The PLAYERS choose their partners partners
| and divide themselves lhtp tWo FdIrIts
one OF horses anu oilt - ilue t .II
riders mount on theH r horses, !" no st thnT
round IN Il circle ne pan ~ ~
thrown from one y tIt oiIitI; ~ 49,
player When ne receives tht al iiiuTl
throw IL three tlineS ~ ~ ~ 1ilu 49,
II AGAIN neh tHT Datt Ill rli' nm off
throw their RIDERS anu tIlt IiutLs nu.i az, ~.
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