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Description

A game taken from "Games from Many Lands" (1972)

Resources

Neckerchief or scarf

Instructions

Players sit in a circle facing inwards, with one player standing outside the circle with a neckerchief or scarf in hand. The player walks slowly around the circle saying:
"I sell oil, I sell honey
I lost my job and I need money" whilst bending down pretending to drop her handkerchief behind one of the players in the circle.
If one of the sitters realises that the scarf has actually been dropped behind her, she must jump up, run after the sell and try to tag her. If she catches the seller before the seller reaches her empty spot in the circle, she wins and goes back to her own place. If the seller is quick and reaches the empty place first before being caught, she takes the place in the circle and the other girls sells oil! If the seller is caught she continues to sell oil until she is successful.

Tags

• circle game
• Games for Fun
• running game

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