52 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



served alike. One player then holds his right hand out 

 with the forefinger pointing downwards. Another player 

 places his right hand in a similar position, the end of the 

 forefinger resting lightly on the back of the other player's 

 hand, and so on, each player so placing his right hand. 

 The first then places his left hand in like manner on the 

 top hand, and so on until each player has both hands in 

 the pile. The child whose hand is uppermost then re- 

 peats : — 



Te upoko titi, te upoko tata 



Ki te wai nui, ki te wai roa. 



Whakataogihia te pupu 



Haere ki to kainga ! 



As the reciter repeats the last word he lifts the topmost hand 

 and thrusts it away. The owner of the said hand then holds it 

 with the forefinger against his, or her, breast, and so on until 

 all the players are standing with their hands pointing so to 

 their breasts, the forefinger just touching same. The leader 

 then asks, " Ma wai taku ihu e kai " (Who will eat my nose) ? 

 x\nother will reply, ''Ma te attia" (The demon will). The 

 leader repeats, " Waeivae nunui, waewae roroa, pokia ki te 

 ahi ! " At the last word all the players cast down their 

 hands with a motion as if throwing something down. The 

 leader then asks, " Ma ivai taku kanohi e kai ? " and receives 

 the same reply, all hands being again thrust downwards. 

 And so on, naming each time some portion of the body, the 

 final question being, " Ma wai taku tinana katoa e kai " 

 (Who will eat my whole body) ? 



Tara-koekoea. 



In this game each child closes the thumb and three fingers 

 on the palm of the hand, leaving the forefinger projecting. 

 All hands are then piled on each other as in the upoko titi, 

 except that the forefinger points upwards. Then all the 

 players repeat the following : — 



Ka haere, ka haere a Para 



Ki te wero kuku, ki te wero kaka 



Ka tangi te tara koekoea. 



At the last word of the jingle the players all snatch their 

 hands away and place them behind their backs, but as they 

 do so they endeavour to strike or touch the hand of another 

 player. Any player so touched is out of the game. 



Hapi Taw a. 



Two or more play at this. Child No. 1 places his, or her, 

 open hands together, with the palms pressed against each 

 other and held out in front of the bodv. Child No. 2 draws 



