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School: Kilcalf, Tulach an Iarainn

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Kilcalf Mountain, Co. Waterford
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    This is the way to play The Fox and the Hen. A number of children stand in a row. The first person standing in the row is the hen. Another person should be standing in front of them to be the Fox. The hen says to the fox :
    Hen : What are you looking for?
    Fox : A needle.
    Hen : What do you want the needle for?
    Fox : To sew my bag.
    Hen : What do you want to sew your bag for?
    Fox : To bring turf.
    Hen : What do you want to bring turf for?
    Fox : To light my fire.
    Hen : What do you want to light the fire for?
    Fox : To boil water.
    Hen : What do you want to boil water for?
    Fox : To scald all your chickens.
    The fox tries to catch one of the chickens and the first person caught is the hen the next time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Kilmore West, Co. Waterford