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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... of the ditch with a rope ( a kite string ) . Our roads had at least two bridges , some grades , and a number of sharp curves . DEN Racing toy cars ( Marvin Gorley ) . We had no towns because we lived in the country. 8 FOLK TOYS.
... of the ditch with a rope ( a kite string ) . Our roads had at least two bridges , some grades , and a number of sharp curves . DEN Racing toy cars ( Marvin Gorley ) . We had no towns because we lived in the country. 8 FOLK TOYS.
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... rope onto the 2 x 4 near each front wheel and pull on the rope in the direction of the turn . About the only means of locomotion was to have someone push you . Or you could get up on a hill and let gravity do the work . Of course , you ...
... rope onto the 2 x 4 near each front wheel and pull on the rope in the direction of the turn . About the only means of locomotion was to have someone push you . Or you could get up on a hill and let gravity do the work . Of course , you ...
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... rope . Older , more practiced builders - fathers , even - added the soapbox to the front for a hood and made a steering wheel that really worked . Elemental niceties , such as reflectors , tin - can headlights , radiator caps ( usually ...
... rope . Older , more practiced builders - fathers , even - added the soapbox to the front for a hood and made a steering wheel that really worked . Elemental niceties , such as reflectors , tin - can headlights , radiator caps ( usually ...
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... rope - burned and wrestled - for an hour before Frank and the kite came in a car with his brother George driving and the kite covering the top of the car like a huge cap . It was an impressive entrance . The kite was a huge three ...
... rope - burned and wrestled - for an hour before Frank and the kite came in a car with his brother George driving and the kite covering the top of the car like a huge cap . It was an impressive entrance . The kite was a huge three ...
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... rope swings on the rare large willows that overhung the banks in a few spots , climbed and bent the young willows to the ground , and built hiding places in the cattails . All these games were fun , but seemed terribly unso- phisticated ...
... rope swings on the rare large willows that overhung the banks in a few spots , climbed and bent the young willows to the ground , and built hiding places in the cattails . All these games were fun , but seemed terribly unso- phisticated ...
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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
Abernethy arms ball blade box kite boys called catch caught child circle clothespin dance Josie David Sharpe diameter Elton Miles favorite feet finger fist flying four girls ground handle head hole hoops inches jacks Joe Clark Karen Haile Kenneth Davis kids kite knife knock leader Lee Haile left hand legs marbles mother Nacogdoches nails paddle paper dolls Paris High School partners person pick piece play-party played player popular propeller pull rhymes rhythm game right hand ring rock roll rope rubber band rubber gun Ruben Villareal Shinny shoo shoot shooter shot side slap slingshot songs spin Spin the Bottle spool square stick horses stilts string swing tag game Teddy-Bear Texas Texas Folklore Society Texas Hill Country throw thumb tree house turn usually verse wheel winner wire witch young
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...