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- When the children are playing games in the street they are always jealous when certain girls amongst them are picked to play some important part. To avoid they say the following rhymes1
"My Mother and your Mother
were washing out the clothes
My Mother gave your Mother
A box in the nose
What colour blood ran
from your Mother's nose?
Shut your eyes and think "Red"
R-e-d stands for red
And if you do not want to play
Take your hoop and run away"The girl on whom the last word falls is appointedHere is another long rhyme. We use it when a lot of children are playing2
Three little teddy bears
went to a shop
What do you want?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Breda Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loch Garman, Co. Loch Garman