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Panscherltreiben
How it works
The "Panscherl" is a piece of wood. Every child has a stick and digs a small hole in the ground. One child is the "Panscherltreiber" or panscherl driver, who tries to drive the piece of wood into one of the holes. The other children try to defend the holes with their sticks.

Zur Suppe, zur Suppe, die Knödel sind heiss (The soup is ready, the dumplings are hot)
How it works
The children stand in a circle around the ball, while saying the above spell. The game leader calls out the name of one of the children. That child then has to grab the ball, while the other children have to run away. If the child with the ball manages to throw it at another child and hits him or her, the child who was hit will be the game leader in the next round.