[1] Tap floor.
[2] Pass stick from right hand to left.
[3] Give it to neighbour.
35. FINDING THE THIMBLE
This is a favourite game and can be played with very little noise. At home, all the children would go out of the room except the one who remains behind to hide the thimble, but when played in the school or classroom, it will be sufficient if six children are sent out.
The thimble is to be placed where it can be seen, the children are then called in, and the one who has hid it says:—
Try to find the thimble out,
Use your eyes and look about,
Look before and look behind,
And when you the thimble find,
Just sit down.
As soon as any child sees the thimble, he takes a seat and remains quite still until all the seekers have seen it, and each in turn has sat down. Then the child who first saw the thimble takes it from its hiding-place, and has the privilege of remaining behind to hide it next time. Different children should go out each time, so that all may have a turn.
36. THROWING THE HANDKERCHIEF
The children stand in a ring, or sit round the room, one child standing in the middle. The handkerchief is thrown from one to another, and the one who is 'out' tries to find a child with the handkerchief in its hand. As soon as he can do this, the child who was caught with the handkerchief has to stand in the centre, and the other one sits down, or stands in the ring, as the case may be.