School: Aughaclay (roll number 13140)
- Location:
- Templemoyle, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 140
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- Fifteen children can play this game. There is supposed to be a mother for these fifteen sheep, and she stands some distance away and calls "Sheep sheep" come home and the reply saying We can not we are afraid of the wolf.
The mother then replys. The wolf is away for many aday and wont be back.
When the children hear this the make a rush for home and then the wolf jus out and catches as many as possible.
The game is performed over and over again until all the children are caught.
