My Handkerchief
Eden Desalegn
Eden Desalegn

Children play many plays. 'My Handkerchief' is one of them.

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This play has its own rules. First, children stand in cirlces.

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Second, they need a handkerchief or a ball to play.

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Third, the girl or boy who starts the game hides the ball or handkerchief in her clothes.

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Then she runs around the sitting kids saying, "Have you seen my handkerchief?" They respond, "We haven't seen, please."

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The girl hides the handkerchief behind one of the children.

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She keeps running behind the children without giving a clue where she hid it.

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The children in the cirlce check behind them without turning their faces.

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The child that got the handkerchief stands up and hits the running girl with it.

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If he doesn't hit her, she can run around the cirle once and sit down.

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But if the boy hits her with the ball, she sits in the middle.

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If he doesn't hit her, he sits in the middle. The game continues like this.

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My Handkerchief
Author - Eden Desalegn
Illustration - Eden Desalegn
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs