The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BLIND MAN'S BLUFF

THE PLAYERS ARE IN A CIRCLE FORMATION WITH ONE
PLAYER, THE BLIND MAN, IN THE CENTER AND BLIND-
FOLDED. THE CIRCLE MOVES AROUND UNTIL THE BLIND MAN
SLAPS HIS HANDS. HE THEN POINTS TOWARD THE CIRCLE OF
PLAYERS AND CALLS THE NAME OF ANY ANIMAL. THE PLAYER
TO WHOM HE IS POINTING MUST MAKE A NOISE LIKE THAT
ANIMAL AND THE BLIND MAN GUESSES WHO THE PLAYER IS.
THREE TRIALS ARE GIVEN HIM. IF HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN
GUESSING THE NAME OF THE PLAYER, THEN THAT PLAYER
BECOMES THE BLIND MAN. IF HE DOESN'T GUESS CORRECTLY
THE GAME IS COMPLETED WHEN HE DOES.

Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED AS A CHILD IN NEIGHBORHOOD.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: 11-01-1967