Der Plumpsack geht um
A "plumpsack" is someone who's overweight and inelegantly dressed.
Der Plumpsack geht um
The Plumpsack Goes Around
Drop the Handkerchief Game
Drop the Handkerchief Game
(German)
(English)
Dreht euch nicht um,
denn der Plumpsack geht um!
Wer sich umdreht oder lacht
kriegt den Buckel blau gemacht.
Darum: Dreht euch nicht um.
Do not turn around
Because the Plumpsack goes around!
Whoever turns around and laughs
Gets a slap on the back.
Therefore: Do not turn around.
Game Instructions
The children sit in a circle except for the one who is "It". She goes around the outside of the circle holding a handkerchief while everyone sings this song. Finally, she drops the handkerchief (or other item) behind a child. That child has to pick up the handkerchief and chase the one who's "It" around the circle until the one who's "It" takes the 2nd child's spot. If the one who's "It" is caught first, she continues being "It".
If the 2nd child never notices that the handkerchief was dropped behind him, he has to sit in the middle of the circle for a turn as a penalty. All of the kids sing to him, "1-2-3 ins faule Ei" (One, two, three, into the rotten egg!).
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