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leader and placed in the hands of one of his men. The opposite 

 leader guesses which man holds the object. If he guesses wrong, 

 the man at the end of the line in which the object is held who stands 

 farthest from the goal runs and jum|)s over the upheld leg of the 

 nuvn at the opposite end of his own line. This moves the winning 

 line the width of one man and the length of a jump toward the goal. 

 If the first guess is correct, the object is passed to him and there is 

 no jumping until a guess fails." 



The boys play several simple games which develop skill in shoot- 

 ing the arrow or in running In the former class may be included 

 the following game: 



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The players stand in a circle while a l)oy nms around outside, 

 dragging at the end of a string a bundle of rags. WTion the play 

 begins each boy deposits an arrow in a heap and the one who trans- 

 fixes the bundle as it flies past is entitled to the pile of arrows. At 

 the end the best marksman may have nearly all the arrows. The 

 same runner continues throughout the game and receives a few arrows 

 as compensation for his services. 



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The name of this game signifies "cooking place." Several boys 

 play in the game. A rag ball the size of one's fist is tossed up and 

 the one nearest where it falls tries to throw it against another, using 

 a slightly curved stick called henyusika. The one hit has to stand 

 with his head down to protect his face while the others throw the 

 ball at him. After all throw, the game begins anew. 



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A bundle of grass, called woliwikke, is tied with willow bark so 

 tliat it is about 125 mm. long and 50 mm. in diameter. The player 

 tosses the bundle upward with his left hand while holding the bow 

 in his right, ready to shoot the bundle before it can strike the earth. 



When the bundle is thrown forward instead of upward it is called 

 tcomiilt maitceke, "to shoot the bundle low." 



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The title given above signifies "prickly-pear standing opposite." 

 There are usually four players, though sometimes two engage in 

 this shooting game. Prickly-pear leaves are set up opposite each 

 other at a distance of about .30 yards. The game is to pierce the 



oThe objert is called rsaika, " slave." U is 40 or .'lO mm. in diameter, is pitted in tiie center "to 

 prevent cheating," and may be of either pottery or stone. 



