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Tom Tiddler's Ground

This is a very favourite game with little boys, and may be considered as a modification of rushing bases. A large base is formed by drawing a line across the playground, and one boy, called "Tom Tiddler," takes his station within it, while the others run in crying out, "Here am I on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver." If Tom Tiddler can touch any boy while he is on his ground, the boy so touched takes his place as the guardian of the imaginary gold and silver.