The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CRACK THE WHIP

YOU START OFF WITH A LINE OF BOYS AND GIRLS HOLDING
HANDS. THEN THE LEADER OF THE LINE BEGINS TO RUN,
PULLING THE LINE BEHIND HIM. THE IDEA IS TO SEE HOW
MANY BOYS AND GIRLS WILL FALL OUT OF LINE EVERY TIME
A CIRCLE IS MADE. THE LEADER TRIES TO CRACK THE WHIP
UNTIL HIS LINE HAS DIMINISHED FROM MAYBE THIRTEEN
CHILDREN TO FIVE CHILDREN LEFT STILL HOLDING HANDS.
AT THIS POINT, THE LINE IS FORMED AGAIN AND A NEW
LEADER IS CHOSEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: NOT GIVEN