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DID YOU EVER PLAY TAG WITH A TIGER?

Did you ever play tag with a tiger,

Or ever play boo with a bear;

Did you ever put rats in the rain-barrel

To give poor old Granny a scare?

It's fun to play tag with a tiger,

It's fun for the bear to say “boo”,

But if rats are found in the rain-barrel

Old Granny will put you in too.

[NOTES] This rhyme is for fun.It makes a child laugh.The rhyme asks if the child has played with animals. It asks if the child has done something to frighten Grandmother.

tag—a game. One child runs and tries to touch (tag) another child

tiger—large, wild, orange cat with black stripes

boo—the word children shout when they come out from hiding

bear—same animal as a panda

rat—big mouse

rain-barrel—big wood pot used to hold the rain

to scare—to frighten