Hunt the Staigie
A boys’ game. One is chosen to be the Staigie (little stallion). The other players scatter themselves over the playground. The Staigie locks his fingers into each other. He then repeats the words—
Hunt the Staigie,
Huntie, untie, staige,
Ailleman, ailleman, aigie,
and rushes off with his hands locked, and tries to touch one of the players. He must not unlock his hands till he has caught one. When he has captured one, the two join hands and hunt for another. When another is caught, he joins the two. This goes on till all are hunted down.—Keith (Rev. W. Gregor).
See “[Chickidy Hand],” “[Whiddy].”
Hunting
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—Earls Heaton (Herbert Hardy).