Giant strides

giant Another popular children's game in my community at the present time is one called "_Giant Strides_" (most kids in St. Lawrence though say "_giant straws_") A caller gets in front of the rest of the girls and boys who are standing behind a line . . . about thirty feet a...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30853
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/30853 2023-12-31T10:19:30+01:00 Giant strides image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30853 eng eng G Tony Etchegary, Ms 69-12/128 St. Lawrence References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16039 G_16039_giant http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30853 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z giant Another popular children's game in my community at the present time is one called "_Giant Strides_" (most kids in St. Lawrence though say "_giant straws_") A caller gets in front of the rest of the girls and boys who are standing behind a line . . . about thirty feet away. Then the caller gives each individual certain individual orders. These are, make 5 (or any No.) giant strides - and the first person in line makes five big steps in the direction of the caller, or home. The next person may be told to make a certain number of 'birdie hope' [or 'whirl-a-rounds','backward [reverse] steps', etc. ] . . . the one who reaches home the first is the winner, and thus becomes the caller for the next round. [every player must first ask the caller 'May I?' before he carries out an order] G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 [over] Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse at G_16040. Diagram included. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Giant strides
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description giant Another popular children's game in my community at the present time is one called "_Giant Strides_" (most kids in St. Lawrence though say "_giant straws_") A caller gets in front of the rest of the girls and boys who are standing behind a line . . . about thirty feet away. Then the caller gives each individual certain individual orders. These are, make 5 (or any No.) giant strides - and the first person in line makes five big steps in the direction of the caller, or home. The next person may be told to make a certain number of 'birdie hope' [or 'whirl-a-rounds','backward [reverse] steps', etc. ] . . . the one who reaches home the first is the winner, and thus becomes the caller for the next round. [every player must first ask the caller 'May I?' before he carries out an order] G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 [over] Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse at G_16040. Diagram included.
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title Giant strides
title_short Giant strides
title_full Giant strides
title_fullStr Giant strides
title_full_unstemmed Giant strides
title_sort giant strides
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Tony Etchegary, Ms 69-12/128
St. Lawrence
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16039
G_16039_giant
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