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One is chosen to be the hen, and one to be the fox, all the rest are supposed to be chickens. The game is played as follows. The chickens in Indian file take hold of each others waist, the first one holding the hen's waist, the next one hers, and so on. The verse above is said by the hen to her chickens, after which they all go with the hen to search for the dead chicken; on their way they meet the fox, when the following dialogue between the hen and fox ensues:

Hen. What are you doing? Fox. Picking up sticks.