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HIDE AND SEEK

THE PLAYERS WOULD CHOOSE AN "IT" WHO WAS USUALLY THE
SCAPEGOAT OF THE GROUP. THE OTHERS WOULD RUN AND
HIDE AS THE IT COUNTED. AFTER COUNTING, HE WOULD
BEGIN TO SEEK OUT THE HIDDEN KIDS. IF HE SPOTS ONE,
HE CALLS OUT THE NAME AND RUNS BACK TO TOUCH A
DESIGNATED TELEPHONE POLE. IF HE BEATS THE PERSON
BACK, THE PERSON WHO LOST IS THE NEW "IT." WHEN HE
CAN'T FIND ANYONE, HE YELLS OUT "I GIVE UP" AND THE
GAME IS RESTARTED.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS.

Where learned: HOME

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

Date learned: 11-00-1967

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