The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ROCKTEACHER

THE NUMBERS OF PLAYERS IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THAT CAN SIT
ON ONE PORCH STEP. ONE PERSON PLAYS THE ROLE OF
A TEACHER. THE OTHER PLAYERS SIT ON THE STEP AND ACT LIKE
STUDENTS. THE TEACHER HAS ONE ROCK IN HER HAND,AND PUTS HER
HANDS BEHIND HER BACK TO FOOL THE STUDENTS. THEN SHE PUTS
HER HAND IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS AND ALLOWS THEM
TO SELECT THE HAND WITH THE ROCK IN IT. EACH TIME
A STUDENT GUESSES CORRECTLY THEY MOVE UP ONE STEP UNTIL
THEY REACH THE PORCH AND GO BACK DOWN TO THE FIRST STEP.
THE FIRST COMPLETING THIS PROCESS BECOMES THE
TEACHER AND THE TEACHER BECOMES A STUDENT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-00-0198