The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HAWK CATCH CHICK

IN THIS GAME ONE PERSON IS IT. ALL OF THE OTHERS LINE UP ONE BEHIND
THE OTHER. THE PERSON THAT IS IT TRIES TO MAKE THE OTHERS RUN SO
FAST THAT THE LAST PERSON IS LEFT BEHIND AWAY FROM THE GROUP. THE
PERSON THAT IS IT IS CALLED THE HAWK AND HE THEN CATCHES THE STRAY
CHICK. A TIME LIMIT IS SET ON THE GAME AND IF THE HAWK IS ABLE TO
CATCH ALL OF THE CHICKS IN THE TIME ALLOWED HE WINS, BUT IF HE
DOES NOT THEN THE CHICKS WIN.

Submitter comment: THE LOCATION OF THIS GAME AS TOLD TO MY INFORMANT WAS TAIWAN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00001960S