Texas Toys and GamesFrancis Edward Abernethy University of North Texas Press, 1997 - 253 páginas You won't find molded plastic, mass-produced items in this Texas Folklore Society Publication. These are folk toys, made from natural or available materials, whatever is handy or can be scrounged. The folks who make them are amateurs of varying degrees, from the ten-year-old hammering together a skate scooter or box kite to the doting grandparent sewing doll clothes or whittling paired giraffes for a Noah's Ark. Texas Toys and Games combines both how-to descriptions and reminiscences. Folk games encompass guessing, gambling, and counting games; physically competitive games of chase, tag, and mock combat; skill games using sticks, stones, marbles, tops, and knives; variations of baseball, basketball, and football; and rhythmic clapping, rope-jumping, and dance-like games. This book is as much fun as Christmas morning--and not a single battery required! |
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... hold the wheel on . Then we would grease that thing with axle grease , and boy that thing would really roll . That's the way poor folks could get a wagon without having to go to town and buy one . Ben Myers of Fort Worth also tells ...
... hold the wheel on . Then we would grease that thing with axle grease , and boy that thing would really roll . That's the way poor folks could get a wagon without having to go to town and buy one . Ben Myers of Fort Worth also tells ...
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... hold up the front end . The wagon slanted from back to front , but it was long enough that the slope wasn't too steep . The lawn mower wheels were mounted on a 2x4 in the front with a center pivot pin . This allowed the steerage of the ...
... hold up the front end . The wagon slanted from back to front , but it was long enough that the slope wasn't too steep . The lawn mower wheels were mounted on a 2x4 in the front with a center pivot pin . This allowed the steerage of the ...
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... one could drive into the board and clench over to hold the skate . The weight of that many nails surely must have provided some The Skate Scooter Skate scooter . lower stability . The upright piece was a 1x4 that. WHEELS 11.
... one could drive into the board and clench over to hold the skate . The weight of that many nails surely must have provided some The Skate Scooter Skate scooter . lower stability . The upright piece was a 1x4 that. WHEELS 11.
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... hold of gravity and soared and sailed above the earth , but it took long years of cumulative science to do it . Left behind on the trail to Phantom Jets and Concords were all sorts of flying things - gliders of many shapes and sizes ...
... hold of gravity and soared and sailed above the earth , but it took long years of cumulative science to do it . Left behind on the trail to Phantom Jets and Concords were all sorts of flying things - gliders of many shapes and sizes ...
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... hold it . It now looks like a capital T. To fly it , you just rotate the round stick between the palms of your hands , like you roll up playdough . How high it flies depends on how fast you slide your hands when you spin the prop and ...
... hold it . It now looks like a capital T. To fly it , you just rotate the round stick between the palms of your hands , like you roll up playdough . How high it flies depends on how fast you slide your hands when you spin the prop and ...
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Weapons | 45 |
DOLLS | 60 |
Toy Box | 78 |
Tops and Knives | 162 |
Rhythm Games | 173 |
PlayParty Games and Songs | 190 |
Essays on Toys and Games | 215 |
Folk Toys in Texas | 217 |
Toys on the Frontier | 220 |
Folk of Texas Children | 224 |
Childrens Games and Socialization in the Texas Hill Country | 229 |
Playhouses Clubhouses and Tree Houses | 90 |
Folk Games | 101 |
Guessing and Gambling | 103 |
Chasing and Capturing | 115 |
Sticks and Stones | 136 |
Marbles | 150 |
Games and Recreation | 236 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Index of Contributors | 245 |
Index of Toys and Games | 249 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 104 - Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot Nine days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, Some like it in the pot Nine days old.
Página 105 - Three geese in a flock ; One flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
Página 131 - London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London bridge is falling down, My fair lady!
Página 186 - And a Haw! Haw! Haw! How many lickin's did he get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . A number of these counting rhymes are based on the love theme, as: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went upstairs to kiss her fellow. How many kisses did she get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . Another version of the Cinderella rhyme is: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went down town to buy an umbrella.
Página 129 - Blanca esta cubierta con pilares de oro y plata romperemos un pilar para ver a Doña Blanca. Quién es ese jicotillo que anda en pos de doña Blanca?
Página 104 - One potato, two potato, three potato, four; Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more.
Página 176 - He bought me ice cream He bought me cake He brought me home with a belly ache Mama mama I'm so sick call the doctor quick quick quick Doctor doctor will I die...