Fieldwork Archive
Ms. Medina describes a children's game associated with this rhyme. As the rhyme is recited, children pass through a bridge made by an arc formed by the arms of two other children. When the rhyme ends, whoever is underneath the bridge is grabbed and the others race to take his or her seat. The losing player (based on Ms. Medina's description it is unclear whether this is the player grabbed or the player who lost the race) would have to perform a penalty such as dance or perform a similar action. The game's rules as well as the lyrics of the rhyme vary throughout Latin America.
