The Skylark (Canary)
Translation details
Model:mistral-large-2512.Translated text
Section titled “Translated text”The game is as widespread and applied as previously described. On the upper, wedge-shaped cut end of a stick vertically stuck into the ground, a fork-shaped piece of wood called the skylark is placed. Then, a groove is made around the stick, forming a “cage.” The boys then take turns throwing their clubs from a distance of 5 half a metre, and a successful hit on the stick knocks the skylark off. The distance the skylark falls, measured by the club, earns points for the thrower. 100 points constitute a win, and the victor becomes the skylark (canary) and collects all the nuts, pumpkin seeds, or sometimes even money from the pot. The remaining players must hop on one leg around the cage at his command.
Source scan: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain.” View PDF — page 183.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Eugeniusz Piasecki, Zabawy i gry ruchowe dzieci i młodzieży (1922)
- Printed pages: 178 / PDF 183
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 178
- Read the source text: zgr-105