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The pillar of salt
How it works
One child tries to catch the others, who run away. Whoever is caught becomes immobile, as if turned into stone (pillar of salt). They are only allowed to move again if another child touches them. The "catcher" tries to avoid this by guarding his "pillars". He or she tries to turn everyone into stone. The last child to be running freely will be the catcher in the next round.

Similar games in other countries
This game is known as "Versteinert" (Turned to stone) in Germany and has very similar rules.