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Angels and Devils

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Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

A game for rural and urban children, known in various regions of Poland (other names: Hell and Heaven, The Tempter, Little Devil, Drying Salt). Application as above. Children form a circle, in the center of which stands the leader, who tries to make all companions laugh in turn with various jokes and cheerful faces. Whoever laughs goes to the side as a “devil,” while those who do not remain “angels.” Finally, the leader arranges the angels in a line (“key”), where each holds the hips of the one in front. The “devils” line up opposite them in the same way. The first from each line grab each other’s hands and, with the help of their team, try to pull the opposing side to their own. The victorious side chooses the leader for the next game. * A


Scan source: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain.” View PDF — page 169.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Eugeniusz Piasecki, Zabawy i gry ruchowe dzieci i młodzieży (1922)
  • Printed pages: 164–165 / PDF 169–170
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 164
  • Read the source text: zgr-095