The wolf has come - The wolf has come

Japanese: オオカミがきた - おおかみがきた
The wolf has come - The wolf has come

...Tom Tiddler's Territory, Prisoner's Base, and Infernal Couple are advanced variations of tag, similar to the Japanese Shuku-oni in that the escapee has a safe zone, and are said to be imitation games of war. The Wolf Has Come is an imitation game of pastoralism, but the way it is played is similar to this one. In Europe, other variations of tag, such as French Tag, Monkey-hitting, and Fox, are played, and in the East, games are known in China, Korea, Borneo, and other places.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Wolf Has Come" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈トム・ティドゥラーの領地〉〈捕虜の根拠地〉〈地獄の夫婦〉は鬼ごっこの発展した変形で,逃げ手に安全地帯のある点は日本の宿鬼に似ており,これらは戦争の模倣遊びであるといわれる。〈オオカミがきた〉は牧畜の模倣遊びであるが,遊び方はこれと似ている。ヨーロッパではこのほか,〈フランス鬼ごっこ〉〈サル打ち〉〈キツネ〉などの鬼ごっこの変形が遊ばれ,東洋においても中国,朝鮮,ボルネオなどでの遊びが知られている。…

※「オオカミがきた」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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