The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PASTIME (DRAWING)

A LOT OF PEOPLE SIT AROUND A TABLE. EACH PLAYER HAS
A PIECE OF PAPER AND A PENCIL. FIRST EACH PERSON
DRAWS A HEAD. THEN HE FOLDS OVER THE PIECE OF
PAPER, SO NO ONE CAN SEE WHAT HE HAS DRAWN, AND
PASSES IT TO THE PLAYER ON HIS RIGHT. HE JUST LEAVES
TWO LINES OF THE NECK COMING DOWN, SO THE NEXT PERSON
WILL KNOW WHERE TO ATTACH THE BODY. THIS PERSON
DRAWS A BODY DOWN TO THE WAIST, FOLDS OVER THE PAPER
AND LEAVES TWO LINES FOR THE NEXT PERSON. THEN
EVERYONE DRAWS A BODY FROM THE WAIST DOWN TO THE KNEES.
LAST OF ALL, ARE THE KNEES DOWN TO THE FEET.
WHEN THE PAPER ARE OPENED UP, THE PICTURES ARE
REALLY NIFTY.

Where learned: HOME

Date learned: 02-21-1971