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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... remember I was most careful every night to put it up in the garage . " The previously described paddle was one means of rolling the hoop . Some used any stick or limb handy . A wire with three- quarters of a loop in the rolling end was ...
... remember I was most careful every night to put it up in the garage . " The previously described paddle was one means of rolling the hoop . Some used any stick or limb handy . A wire with three- quarters of a loop in the rolling end was ...
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... remember one scooter that had Prince Albert cans wrapped around the upright . That was a very classy set of wheels ! Skate scooters made a great racket clickety - clacking down a concrete sidewalk . Skillful scooter riders maneuvered ...
... remember one scooter that had Prince Albert cans wrapped around the upright . That was a very classy set of wheels ! Skate scooters made a great racket clickety - clacking down a concrete sidewalk . Skillful scooter riders maneuvered ...
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... remember one cart with a set of old Radio Flyer wheels , but it was a rarity - and the object of envy . The main problem in the building of a go - cart was getting it wheeled , that is getting the wheel on some kind of spindle on the ...
... remember one cart with a set of old Radio Flyer wheels , but it was a rarity - and the object of envy . The main problem in the building of a go - cart was getting it wheeled , that is getting the wheel on some kind of spindle on the ...
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... remember that the ' rang will turn in the direction of the side that was carved . Also , remember that the ' rang makes its turn perpendicular to its own plane . When you throw it , it should leave your hand perpendicular to the horizon ...
... remember that the ' rang will turn in the direction of the side that was carved . Also , remember that the ' rang makes its turn perpendicular to its own plane . When you throw it , it should leave your hand perpendicular to the horizon ...
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... remember who built my first pair of stilts . I do remember that the stilts I built in aftertimes were continually coming loose , in spite of my strapping the footrests to the pole with the strongest pieces of harness leather I could lay ...
... remember who built my first pair of stilts . I do remember that the stilts I built in aftertimes were continually coming loose , in spite of my strapping the footrests to the pole with the strongest pieces of harness leather I could lay ...
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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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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...