[Illustration]
The players seat themselves in a circle on the floor, having chosen
one of their number to remain outside the circle. The children seated
on the floor are supposed to be cobblers, and the one outside is the
customer who has brought his shoe to be mended. He hands it to one of
them, saying:
"Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe; Get it done by half-past two."
The cobblers pass the shoe round to each other as quickly as they can,
taking care that the customer does not see which of them has it. When
the customer comes to fetch it he is told that it is not ready. He
pretends to get angry and says he will take it as it is. He must then
try to find it, and the cobbler who has it must try to pass it to his
neighbor without its being seen by the customer. The person upon whom
the shoe is found must become the customer, while the customer takes
his place in the circle on the floor.
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