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   One girl stands in the centre and give to each child a different colour except two. Those two walk a few yards from the other children and remain there until the colours are given. One is called the "Devil" and the other the "Angel". When each child has got her colour one comes along and asks three colours and if she doesnt guess the right colours she must walk away and remain there while the other is guessing different ones. Then they have a "tug of war", the "Devils" crowd on one side and the "Angels" crowd on the other side and whoever will fall first, the other party will have the game.

   

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2. A Game I Play

   

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   Four corner fool is a game played at school by the scholars. Four stones are placed in a square and each person take their place in a stone one person remains in the middle of the ring and he tries to take the

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