Folk Games

What's the Time Mr. Wolf?

Source: traditional?

One player is Mr. Wolf. Mr. Wolf stands at one end of the room, facing away from the other players, who stand at the other end of the room.

The other players chant "What's the time, Mr. Wolf?", to which Mr. Wolf can reply in one of two ways:

• "It's {N} o'clock", in which case the players take {N} steps forward.
• "IT'S DINNERTIME!", in which case Mr. Wolf turns around and chases the players. If Mr. Wolf catches a player, that player becomes Mr. Wolf.

Variants:

Little Red Riding Hood

See Grandmother's Footsteps