When they come to the words, "Rise, Sally!" the child in the center rises and chooses another from the ring. The next two lines are then sung, and the two children in the ring dance round and kiss. Sally then joins the ring, the second child remaining in the circle, and the game is continued as before until all the players have acted the part of Sally.
Pigeon-House Game
Make a ring of children. In the center place five or six of the smaller children of the party. This forms the pigeon-house and pigeons.
Now choose one child (boy or girl) to open or shut this old-fashioned dovecote.
He runs round the ring outside and gently pushes the children in toward the center, and close to the pigeons, who are sitting on the ground softly cooing (or not, just as they please).
This done he moves back. Let him be called the farmer or the farmer's boy, if a name is wanted.
A pretty and lively tune is now started on the piano. Directly it begins, the boy runs forward and pulls open the ring of children, which widens out with raised arms, to form pigeon-holes.
The pigeons rise to their feet and fly out of these holes, round and round the room.