162 HOME AMUSEMENTS.

themselves in equal numbers, in opposite lines, and try
to upset their companions: when they are down it is
almost impossible for them to rise, owing to their hands
being under them. Their clumsy attempts to do so
cause the fun of the game.

 

HUNT THE HARE.

Tue children all form a circle holding each other’s
hands. One called “* The Hare” is left out. She
runs several times round the ring, and at last stops,
tapping one of the players on the shoulder. The one
tapped quits the ring and runs after the ‘“ Hare,” the
circle again joining hands. The Hare runs in and out
in every direction, passing under the arms of those in
the circle until the pursuer catches her, when she
becomes “ Hare” herself. Those in the circle must
always be friends to the Hare, and help her escape.

 

THE PUZZLE WORD.

Onze goes out of the room; and the others agree upon
a word, which is to be found out by asking questions,
such as, “Does the thing you have named fly?”