Lame Fox And Chickens
Source:
Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category:
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
_10 to 30 or more players._
_Playground; gymnasium._
One player is chosen for the fox, and stands in a den marked off at
one end of the playground. The rest are chickens, and have a chicken
yard at the opposite end of the ground. The chickens advance as near
as they dare to the den of the fox and tease him by calling out: "Lame
fox! Lame fox! Can't catch anybody!" The lame fox may take only three
steps beyond his den, after which he must hop on one foot, trying to
tag the chickens while hopping. All tagged become foxes and go home
with him, thereafter sallying forth with him to catch the chickens.
They must all then observe the same rule of taking but three steps
beyond the den, after which they must hop. Should any fox put both
feet down at once after his three steps while outside the den, the
chickens may drive him back. Care should be taken that the hopping be
not always done on the same foot, though a fox may change his hopping
from one foot to the other. The chicken last caught wins the game and
becomes the first lame fox in the new game.
Where more than thirty players are engaged, the game should start with
two or more foxes.
This game has sometimes been called Lame Goose.
It is admirable for players of all ages, but, like all "dare"
games, is especially good to overcome timidity. Timid children
should be encouraged to venture near the fox and to take risks
in giving their challenge.
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