POW 2013-2015

ESTONIAN TRADITIONAL FOLK GAME:

A Master Takes A Wife

1 A master takes a wife (2×)

And gets a beautiful wife (2×)

A master takes a wife.

2 The wife takes a child (2×)

And gets a beautiful child (2×)

The wife takes a child.

3 The the child takes a nurse (2×)

And gets a beautiful nurse (2×)

The child takes a nurse.

4 The nurse takes a maid (2×)

And gets a beautiful maid (2×)

The nurse takes a maid.

5 The maid takes a helper (2×)

And gets a handsome helper (2×)

The maid takes a helper.

6 The helper becomes a master (2×)

Becomes a handsome master (2×)

The helper becomes a master

How to play the folk game A Master Takes A Wife

Players march clockwise in a circle holding hands and singing ’’A master takes a wife ... ’’ A boy (MASTER) is in the middle of the circle and marches in the opposite direction. He chooses a girl to be his WIFE and now they march together holding hands. While the second verse is being sung, the wife takes one player to be their CHILD. In the third verse the child chooses a NURSE, in the fourth the nurse chooses a MAID and in the fifth the maid chooses a HELPER. In the last verse the helper remains in the middle while the master, wife, child , nurse, and maid find a place in the circle of players. The helper becomes a new MASTER and the game starts again.

Translated by Anett, form 9, Kose Gümnaasium 2014.

Video of the game. The game is presented by Kose Gümnaasium 3rd grade students and their teacher Lea Danilova. https://plus.google.com/108477147409442173216/posts/UZB3o9csz4W

https://youtu.be/jlfCRaz0ekg