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Language Play Story telling game
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A number of boys spend their lunch times walking or sitting together and making up a story progressively - one individual at a time - so that the story can be continued as long as they wished it to be.
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At School 17
The librarian at School 17 told researchers about a game she noticed being played over a period with some of the older boys at the school. The children involved have since left the junior school, but the game was noted by researchers as important to the play culture at School 17.
A number of boys would spend their lunch times walking or sitting together and making up a story progressively - one individual at a time - so that the story could be continued as long as they wished it to. Details of this game can be found in the interview conducted with the School 17 Librarian.