Thaler, thaler, you have to hike
Thaler, thaler, you have to hike (also known as Ringlein, Ringlein, you have to hike or look for stones ) is a traditional children's game , which is aimed primarily at children in kindergarten and in the first years of primary school. The only material required is a coin or a flat, small piece of wood. During the game everyone sings a children's song.
preparation and execution
Any number of children (from six participants up to fifteen or more) sit or stand in a circle. A child holds a thaler or - alternatively - a ring hidden between his two palms . Another child stands outside the circle and has to be careful: they should be able to guess later who received the taler or ring.
The children in a circle also fold their hands in front of their stomach, keeping their palms slightly open. While singing the song together, the owner of the thaler now goes from child to child in turns and holds his closed palms in the open palms of the participants. At some point in the course of the singing, he lets the taler fall unnoticed into the hands of a child in a circle. When the song is over, the guessing child must now say who received the taler. If they guess correctly, they can now let the thaler wander themselves. If the guess is wrong, it is the turn of the child with the taler in hand.
variants
- In some circles you can guess three times.
- If the names are not yet known, the hands of the presumed owner can be lightly slapped.
- There is a variant in which the children sitting in a circle pass the taler behind their backs. Apart from the guessing child - in the middle - no child is needed to hide the thaler.
- The ring is on a long tied cord and is pushed in a circle behind the back of the children. You can also change direction.
For an exciting game it is necessary that the hiding child does not stop with the deceptive movements when it has dropped the taler into one hand, otherwise the new owner is easy to guess. It is moved on until the song is sung.
song
The text of the song varies from playgroup to playgroup. However, the basic text can apply (some alternatives in brackets):
Thaler, thaler, you have to wander,
from one hand (one place) to (to) the other.
That is beautiful (that is wonderful), that is beautiful, (O how beautiful, o how beautiful,)
Don't let thaler see you (nobody is allowed to see the ring)
Others
- A short film by Julius Pinschewer used these words to advertise the Sparkasse in 1933.
- A short story by Werner E. Hintz describes the wandering life of a scratched two-mark piece under this title.
- In the radio play Mimmelitt, the city rabbit by Reinhard Lakomy , the song is sung in a slightly modified version.
Web links
- Melody of the song ( MID ; 1 kB)
- Variant of the game
- Song with notes
- Taler, Taler, you need to walk in the Internet Movie Database (English)