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44 up his right foot to its original position. The players then leap again, always beginning at the "Garter," after which the back advances again in like manner, and the game goes on until some one treads on the "Garter" or fails in leaping. The unsuccessful one then makes a back and another game begins. This game is also called "Fly the Garter" and "Foot It."

Sometimes it is varied by allowing the last player in the first round to make a back at the spot he reaches in his jump. The back thus changes at each round, and as the position is moved forward such a distance each time, the players are often allowed one jump or a hop, skip and jump between the garter and the back.

French boys play one called "Sant de Mouton avec Mouchoirs" ("Sheep's Leap with Handerchiefs") in which each leaper is required, in his first turn, to lay his handkerchief on the back of the player he leaps over, and at his second turn to pick off his own handkerchief, leaving the others. He who fails makes a back for the others.

Played by any number of persons one whom tries to "tag" or touch any of the others he can. If he succeeds, the one tagged must take his place. When "tag" succeeds in touching another, he cries "No tag," which signifies that the player so touched must not touch the player who touched him until he has chased and touched somebody else. No player can be tagged when touching the "goal" which is any object agreed upon, such as a portion of a wall, etc. Or if the boys pursued can touch either wood or iron, they are safe, the rule being that he must touch them as they run from one piece of wood or iron to another.

Any player who is chased can be relieved by any other player running between him and the one trying to tag him. The latter must then run after the player who ran between, till he in turn is relieved.