(Add similar movement of the other leg.)
Eight fingers two thumbs two hands two arms two feet two legs one head keep moving, etc.
(Add a nodding movement of the head, forward and backward.)
This is a Scotch game and is full of sport, but will depend largely for its success upon the familiarity of the leader with the order of the movements, and, like most Scotch games, upon the rapid and sustained time in which it is kept going. It is especially good for the schoolroom, as it affords some excellent exercise without the players leaving their seats.
KING OF FRANCE (THE)
10 to 60 players.
Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom.
The King of France with forty thousand men
Marched up the hill and then marched down again.
The players stand in two rows or groups facing each other. Each group has a leader who stands in the center and represents a king leading his army.