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LET'S SKIP!!!
Background A favourite game of the old men of the Juwalarai people of the Narran River in New South Wales was brambahl (skipping). Men of more than 70 years were often the best.
Equipment • A number of skipping ropes 4–6 metres long
Game play and basic rules • A player stands at each end of a long rope and turns the rope. When it is in full swing, a player moves in as the skipper. • After skipping in the usual way for a few rounds of the rope the player begins to perform the variations. These consist, among other things, of: – taking thorns out of the feet – digging as though for larvae of ants – digging for yams with a digging stick – grinding grass-seed – jumping like a frog – doing a type of dance – appear to be lo |