PROBABLY grandmother played this game when she was your age, for it is
very old. To begin the game, the leader asks each child in turn, “What
is my thought like?” and each in turn mentions some object, such as a
rose, a book, an orange, etc. Then the leader says, “I was thinking of
Ethel.” Turning to the first child he says, “You said my thought was
like a rose. Why is Ethel like a rose?” The answer might be, “Because
she is pretty.”
The next is asked: “Why is she like an orange?” “Because I am fond of
her.”
So each in turn must give some reason why Ethel is like the object he
named.