game proceeds in this way until one or other has
scored a hundred, the first to do so winning the game.

This game is generally played by two only, though it is possible for
four, five, or even six to join in it; but, in that case, they cannot,
of course, take seven stones each, so they must divide the stones
equally between them, leaving a few to draw from, if they prefer it;
if not they can divide them all.

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GREEN GRAVEL

In this game the children join hands and walk round in a circle,
singing the following words:

Green gravel, green gravel, your grass is so green,
The fairest young damsel that ever was seen.
I'll wash you in new milk and dress you in silk,
And write down your name with a gold pen and ink.
Oh! (Mary) Oh! (Mary) your true love is dead;
He's sent you a letter to turn round your head.

When the players arrive at that part of the song, "Oh, Mary!" they
name some member of the company; when the song is finished, the one
named must turn right round and face the outside of the ring, having
her back to all the other players. She then joins hands in this
position and the game continues as before until all the players face
outward. They then recommence, until they all face the inside of the
ring as at first.

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FIVES AND THREES

This is another game that is played with dominoes, and is one of
the most popular. It is excellent practice for counting, and to be
successful at it depends, in a very great measure, upon skill in doing
this. Two, three or four players may take part in this game. After the
dominoes have been shuffled, face downward, each player takes an equal
number of stones, leaving always three, at least, upon the table; no
player, however, may take more than seven, and it is perhaps better to
limit the number to five.

In playing dominoes, it should always be borne in mind that one end
of the domino to be played must always agree in number with the end of
the domino it is to be placed against.

The object of the game is to make as many "fives" and "threes" as are
possible; for instance, a player should always make the domino show
fifteen if he can, as three divides into fifteen five times, and five
divides into fifteen three times, and he would thus score 8 (three
and five). The way to count is to add the two extreme ends together,
always, of course, trying to make the number as high as pos