Ball, W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse), 1850-1925 · London, Macmillan · leaf 349
828 STRING FIGURES [cH. XV An onlooker is now invited to put his hand, representing a salmon, in the middle mesh. It escapes if the left hand is re- … leased and the right hand moved away, but is caught if the right hand is released and the left hand moved away. The Yam Thief. This figure has been found in Northern Europe, Africa, America, Oceania and Northern Asia. Every- where it is used to illustrate a story. The figure may be made thus: (1)…
