of children who are
fond of intellectual diversions. Each player thinks of a proverb, writes
the syllables on a piece of paper in the manner indicated below, and
hands it on to his next neighbour, who writes on the back the proverb
itself, _if he can_, and keeps the paper. If he cannot solve the Puzzle,
he reads out the syllables _quickly_, and any player who guesses the
proverb receives the paper. At the end of the game see how many papers
each player has:

1. -dle fire great it kin- Lit- out ones put sticks -tle the.

2. By gets go- -ing mill the.

3. are all be not to Truths told.

4. A got is -ny pen- spared twice.

5. -ing no pays Talk- toll.

6. a- -eth fire -far not quench- -ter Wa-

7. be- -eth fox Geese the preach- -ware when.

8. A -ers gath- -ing moss no roll- stone.

9. A a -ant's -ders dwarf far- gi- on of shoul- sees the the -ther
two.

1. Little sticks kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

2. By going gets the mill.

3. Truths are not all to be told.

4. A penny got is twice spared.

5. Talking pays no toll.

6. Water afar quencheth not fire.

7. Geese beware when the fox preacheth.

8. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

9. A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two.

It will be seen in the above examples that a certain clue is given by
writing the syllable with which the proverb commences in a capital
letter. This need not be done in playing the game where elder children
only take part, but it is an assistance for the younger ones. As to the
arrangement of syllables, it will be seen that the above are assorted in
alphabetical order, and this plan will be found most easy for reference,
but the sections may be placed in any order. In the case of number 2,
the above arrangement gives a clue to the proverb, and therefore in
writing out your "sections" it will be found that for _short_ proverbs
it will be desirable to place the syllables in such a manner as to give
the slightest indication of the sentence; whilst in longer proverbs the
alphabetical plan will be best.

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