The Piglet
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Section titled “Translated text”A rural boys’ game, widespread throughout Poland; suitable for older pupils of elementary schools, especially rural ones. All children except one (the “shepherd”) stand in a circle, spaced 2 or more steps apart. Each digs a small hole in front of themselves and hides the end of the stick (palant) they are holding in it. In the center, a larger hole (the “sty,” “brewery,” or “kettle”) is made, so that the “piglet”—a ball or small wooden disc—can fit inside it. The shepherd, standing behind the circle, tries to drive the piglet into the brewery by striking it with his palant; all the others hinder him by deflecting it in the opposite direction. However, each must be careful not to step too far away from their (small) hole, for if they do, the shepherd can reach the hole and place his palant inside it, and then the careless one takes the shepherd’s place. Such a change can also occur if the shepherd succeeds in driving the piglet into the brewery. Then, everyone rushes to the center and “slaughters” the piglet, that is, they lift it with their palants. This is a favorable moment for the shepherd to occupy a hole whose owner does not notice in time and does not return.
Source scan: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain.” View PDF — page 208.
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: 203–204 / PDF 208–209
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 203
- Read the source text: zgr-122