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Sweden

Under hökens vingar kom! (Come under the wings of the hawk!)
How it works
One child plays the hawk. He or she lifts both arms and shouts: "Come under the wings of the hawk." The other children are behind a start line a bit further away and ask: "What colour?" The hawk calls out a colour, e.g. red. All children who are wearing something red can now run to the hawk. The others have to try to run past the hawk without being caught by it. The last child to be caught becomes the next hawk.

Similar games in other countries
In Germany, this game is known as "Fischer, Fischer, welche Fahne weht heute?" (Fisherman, fisherman, which flag is flying today?)