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Games and Songs of American Children

by William Wells Newell

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No. 104 Den

This is an out-of-doors game. Each boy represents a wild beast, and has a separate tree, which represents his “den.” Any player who leaves his den is liable to be tagged by any who has started out at a later moment. The best runner usually ventures first, a second pursues him, and so on, until all may be out at once. If a player can tag any one whom he has a right to capture, he takes him home to his own den, and the latter must help him to take the rest. The pursuer cannot be tagged while bringing home his prisoner.

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