ey run in, [_Mouth._
Chinchopper, chinchopper,
Chinchopper, chin! [_Chuck the chin._

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DANCE, Thumbkin, dance; [_Keep the thumb in motion._
Dance, ye merrymen, every one; [_All the fingers in motion._
For Thumbkin, he can dance alone, [_The thumb only moving._
Thumbkin, he can dance alone; [_Ditto._
Dance, Foreman, dance, [_The first finger moving._
Dance, ye merrymen, every one; [_The whole moving._
But, Foreman, he can dance alone,
Foreman, he can dance alone.

[_And so on with the others, naming the second finger "Longman," the
third finger "Ringman," and the fourth finger "Littleman." Littleman
cannot dance alone._]

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[_Children stand round, and are counted one by one, by means of this
rhyme. The child upon whom the last number falls is out, for "Hide and
Seek," or any other game where a victim is required._]

HICKORY (1), Dickory (2), Dock (3),
The mouse ran up the clock (4);
The clock struck one (5);
The mouse was gone (6);
O(7), u(8), t(9), spells OUT!

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[_A game at ball._]

CUCKOO, cherry-tree,
Catch a bird, and give it to me;
Let the tree be high or low,
Let it hail, rain, or snow.

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[_A song set to five fingers._]

1. THIS pig went to market;
2. This pig stayed at home;
3. This pig had a bit of meat,
4. And this pig had none;
5. This pig said, "Wee, wee, wee!
I can't find my way home."

[Illustration: THE FIVE PIGS]

[_A play with the face. The child exclaims:_]

RING the bell! [_Giving a lock of its hair a pull._
Knock at the door! [_Tapping its forehead._
Draw the latch! [_Pulling up its nose._
And walk in! [_Opening its mouth and putting in its finger._

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[_Game with the hands._]

PEASE-PUDDING hot,
Pease-pudding cold,
Pease-pudding in the pot,
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.

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"IS John Smith within?"--
"