Ducks and drakes
ducks and drakes When skimming flat rocks over the surface of a pond we would say the following phrase. We would start with a duck and increase by one for each skim. A duck and a drake, And a nice barley cake, With a penny to pay the old baker; A hop and a scotch Is another notch, Slitherum, slather...
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| Summary: | ducks and drakes When skimming flat rocks over the surface of a pond we would say the following phrase. We would start with a duck and increase by one for each skim. A duck and a drake, And a nice barley cake, With a penny to pay the old baker; A hop and a scotch Is another notch, Slitherum, slatherum, take her! We mustn't have been very good at this for it was very rare that we ever threw a stone that skimmed enough to allow us to finish this phrase. This game was known as "Ducks and Drakes". Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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