The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BIRDS, LEAVE THE NEST!

THE PLAYERS STAND BY PAIRS, HOLDING BOTH HANDS.
(THIS IS THE "NEST"). ONE PLAYER (THE "BIRD") STANDS
BETWEEN EACH PAIR. A LONE PLAYER STANDS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CIRCLE FORMED BY ALL THE "NESTS" AND CALLS OUT:
"BIRDS, LEAVE YOUR NESTS!" ALL THE BIRDS, INCLUDING
THE LONE ONE, MUST RUN TO A DIFFERENT NEST, THUS
LEAVING A NEW EXTRA BIRD, WHO THEN CALLS OUT AGAIN.

Where learned: UKRAINIAN SCOUT CAMP

Date learned: NOT GIVEN