Folk Dances and Games

On looking at the picture by Ilya Repin, in the front of Caroline Crawford's book, Folk Dances and Games, it seemed to me I could fairly feel the different degrees of interest and importance each child felt in the tossing of that handkerchief. Do you remember the keen feeling of uncontrollable lonesomeness which swept over you when not chosen during a whole game? Or the unexpected thrill of delight in looking behind you to find a handkerchief had really been dropped at your feet? Men and wo...