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HOP SCOTCH

TO PLAY THE GAME ON EITHER OF THE TWO DIAGRAMS, YOU
NEEDED A STONE. THE PLAYER TAKES THE STONE AND
THROWS IT ON THE ONE MARKED "1" AND HOPS ON IT AND
THEN BACK. HE THEN THROWS IT ON 2, HOPS TO IT BY
MEANS OF ALL THE SQUARES WITH LESS NUMERICAL VALUE
THAN THE ONE HIS STONE IS ON AND HOPS BACK. HE
KEEPS GOING UNTIL HE JUMPS OUTSIDE THE LINE OR
THROWS HIS MARKER IN THE WRONG SQUARE. THEN IT IS
THE NEXT PLAYER'S TURN.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport

Date learned: 11-00-1967

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