57. Correct Usage—I am not[65]
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57. Correct Usage—I am not[65]
Game. The teacher asks a pupil to stand before the class. This pupil plays that he is a certain bird, flower, or animal other than a bird, that is seen in the woods in the spring, but he tells no one except the teacher what he is. The class must guess this. No pupil may guess more than once, and only ten guesses are allowed the whole class. The pupil before the class says nothing except that he is or is not the bird, flower, or animal guessed. The game moves along as follows:
First Guesser: Are you a dandelion, John?
Pupil before the Class: No, Fred, I am not a dandelion.
Second Guesser: Are you a turtle, John?
Pupil before the Class: No, Mary, I am not a turtle.
Third Guesser: Are you a song sparrow, John?
Pupil before the Class: Yes, Nellie, I am a song sparrow.
The pupil who guesses correctly is the next flower or bird. If no one of the ten guesses is correct, the pupil before the class says, "Classmates, I am a song sparrow." Then he names the pupil who is to take his place in the game.