Fox, Fox, Goose?

 

I've kind of been on the lookout for a fox. Usually I see one when the geese have come back to the pond. This morning she showed up - looking very healthy, I thought. The geese raised the warning and stayed on the water until she left.

Had the fox snuck back, we might have had a real life version of Fox and Geese, a game I remember playing during winter at our one room country school.

First we had to create a large circle in the snow and divide it like a pie - or the spokes of a wagon wheel. The middle of the circle became home - a safe place for the geese. One person was chosen to be the fox; remaining players were the geese.

The geese had to stay on the path of the circle or spokes at all times. If they were being chased by the fox and made it to the center they were safe and the fox went after another goose. Once the fox caught a goose, those players switched roles and the new fox began the chase. 

It seems to me that when the fox caught a goose it yelled "Fox, fox, goose!" Or was that a different kind of activity? 😏

The game was a good way to run around staying warm while getting some fresh air during recess or lunch hour during the cold winter months. That fox and those geese reminded me of those days this morning. 😊