GAMES I PLAYED

Here are some of the traditional games that I've played during my childhood.

The Catapult

Catapult which is illustrated below is just one of the games I used to play during my childhood. It is made from tree branch, which have an angular joint allowing a perfect inclination for the bullet (buah cherry) to be fired. The elastic strip is made from old inner liner of bicycle tyre and the pad for the bullet is from either rubber or leather. The buah cherry (bullets) are easily obtainable, as within our compound we’ve planted a buah cherry tree. The fruit from this type of trees are edible when it turns reddish. Sometimes we plucked and enjoyed the ripe fruit instantly from the trees

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