Mr. Fox

DESCRIPTION: Game in which players approach "Mr. Fox" until he turns and catches them: "Mr. Fox, what time is it? One o'clock." "Mr. Fox, what time is it?" "Half past one." And so forth, until, "Mr. Fox, what time is it?" "Time for my dinner!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: game animal food | fox time
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 149, "Mr. Fox" (1 text)
File: BAAI149A

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