1.INTRODUCTORY 1
2.JUST FOR FUN 17
3.WIT AND REPARTEE 41
4.GUILE 57
5.RIDDLES 73
6.PARODY AND IMPROPRIETY 87
7.TOPICAL RHYMES 98
8.CODE OF ORAL LEGISLATION 121
9.NICKNAMES AND EPITHETS 154
10.UNPOPULAR CHILDREN:JEERS AND TORMENTS 175
11.HALF-BELIEF 206
12.CHILDREN'S CALENDAR 232
13.OCCASIONAL CUSTOMS 293
14.SOME CURIOSITIES 306
15.FRIENDSHIP AND FORTUNE 323
16.PARTISANSHIP 343
17.THE CHILD AND AUTHORITY 361
18.PRANKS 377
GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX 393
FIRST LINE INDEX 401
GENERAL INDEX 409