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	63. See, The Chickens Round The Gate.
	From El. Heerwart.	Fr. Seidel.
	[Note:—For this game one of the larger children may be chosen to represent the hen, and a number of smaller ones may be the chickens. Several other children joining bauds, represent the cottage in which a little girl or boy is supposed to live. The children in the circle sing; at the words, "Fill the basket," they may make a basket with the left band and till it from imaginary stores of chicken feed. At the words "Open wide," the cottage door opens, the little "feeder" steps out and scatters food to the chickens, eager for every crumb. At the third stanza the "hen" chicks to her chickens, these nestle close to her, beneath her imaginary wings. All the other children, including the "cottage" bow their heads in a hovering attitude, and siug very softly. When the song is used for a linger game, the left-hand,finger tips resting on the table, represents, at the out­set, a coop; the fingers of the right hand are the chickens. At "Fill the basket" the left hand becomes a basket and the right hand tills it with imaginary feed, At "Open wide" both hands represent the opening doors. As "Throw ou' crumbs," the left hand again becomes a basket, and the right hand scatters the feed. At " Let the hungry " the lingers of both hands become chickens picking up morsels from the table; this continues through the second stanza. In the third stanza the left hand represents the hen, and the ringers of the right hand, at chickens nestle under her wings. The last strain should be sung softly;and after a monientof silence a "Cock adoodle-doo" call may arouse the sleepers.] 53