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Sheep Bone Game, Kashgar

It is a game prevalent in the villages south of Kashgar. At first, the gamer gives a sheep bone to his friend. The receiver must take the bone with him all the time. Whenever the sender says "Tuopuke", the receiver have to show the bone immediately. If not, he will have to treat the sender.

Interestingly, it is often for the senders not to mention it for days to make the receivers drop out guard. Then they will say "Tuopuke" some day, which will probably catch the receivers on the hop and make them kiss the rod.

It seems that if the receivers don't want to lose the game, what they can only do is to take the bone with them every moment. But it is not easy to take a sheep bone with them for a long period. Once they become a little careless, they may be caught by the senders.

Thus, the longer the time is, the more interesting the game will be.