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Fisherman, fisherman, say which flag is up today
How to play
One child is the 'fisherman'.
The other children stand opposite him or her and shout: "Fisherman, fisherman, say which flag is up today!"
The fisherman then tells them the colour of the flag, e.g. "The blue one!"
All children wearing something blue are allowed to run over to the fisherman. The others have to watch out - the fisherman is trying to catch them!

Known elsewhere as:
In Sweden, the game is called "Under hökens vingar kom!", which means: "Come under the wings of the hawk!" Swedish children play it in exactly the same way. In each round, the hawk calls out the colour that is allowed to come under his wings.