(i)—"John Prott an' his man
T' the market they ran,
They bocht, they saul',
Aye till they cam' till a plack.
'John Prott, if ye be an honest man,
Keep ye that till I come back.'" (Mrs. Forbes, Banff.)
(j)—"John Prott an's man
T' the market they ran,
They bocht, they saul',
They money doon taul'.
'An hey' quo' Prott, 'An how' quo' Prott,
'Gehn ye be an honest man.
Keep faht ye've got.'" (Mrs. Gardiner, Banff.)
The Spanish game of El pon, pon [1] has some resemblance to this one.
4.—"Clap Handies."
In this amusement the nurse or mother takes the infant's hands, and, clapping them, repeats the following pretty words:—
"Clap, clap handies,
Mamie's wee, wee ain,
Clap, clap handies,
Dadie's comin hame,
Hame till his wee bonnie wee bit ladie;
Clap, clap handies.
My wee, wee ain." (Miss Watson, Fraserburgh.)
5.—"Catch a Wee Moose."
Take the child's hand, open it, and, with the forefinger, trace on its palm as it were circles, repeating the words:—
"Roon aboot, roon aboot,
Catch a wee moose."
Then slide the forefinger along the arm, saying: —
"Up a bit, up a bit."
At the arm-top a sudden jerk is made with the finger below the arm-pit, with the words:—
"In a wee hoose." (Mrs. Mirrlees, Kenton, Dumbartonshire.)
- ↑ Biblioteca de las Tradiciones populares Españolas, vol. ii. p. 122. Compare 7, pp. 35, 36, Rimes et Jeux de l'Enfance.
