THUMB STALK

Two players place their alternating clenched fists (with thumbs extended) one on the top of the other, forming a tower of four fists. Each fist is wrapped around the thumb below it, and the top fist has the thumb pointing up in the air. The owner of the bottom fist begins, and asks the owner of the uppermost fist, “What's that?” He replies, “Thumb stalk!” and is told, “Take it off or I'll knock it off!” and obeys; and so on alternately till the last fist, when the dialog runs:

“What's that?” — Ans. “Roast beef.”

“Where's my share?” — Ans. “The cat's got it.”

“Where's the cat?” — Ans. “In the woods.”

“Where's the woods?” — Ans. “The fire's burned it.”

“Where's the fire?” — Ans. “The water's quenched it.”

“Where's the water?” — Ans. “The ox drank it.”

“Where's the ox?” — Ans. “The butcher's killed it.”

“Where's the butcher?” — Ans. “Behind the church door cracking nuts.”

Both (pretending to throw nutshells at each other): “You'll have the shells, and I'll have the kernels!”

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