Tug of War

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Bossing all of us animals around… bragging about how enormous and awesome they are There must be some way to get them to be nicer!!!

Object of the Game

In the dark of night, while Elephant and Hippo were sleeping, Turtle scurried around the forest… gathering tree vines. Long, strong tree vines, which she rolled and twisted, knotted and tied The next morning, Turtle took her long, strong rope and made her way deep into the thick, green forest.

There, she found Elephant munching dozens of sweet fruits off a tree. Elephant craned his giant gray head to see who dared disturb his morning meal. He swallowed his mouthful, and set his angry eyes on Turtle. Who do you think you are, interrupting my breakfast?

Tug of war at the Summer Olympics

Scram, pipsqueak, before I sweep you away with my trunk! You know… I bet if we had a tug-of-war, I would win. I am a million times stronger than you are! Will you agree to a tug-of-war?

I will pull you over faster than a hummingbird flaps its wings. So Turtle gave Elephant one end of the long, strong rope. Elephant used his massive trunk to tie the rope around his body. That will be the signal for the contest to begin.

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Now that Elephant was holding one end of the rope, what do you think Turtle did with the other end? She made her way to the cool, blue river, where Hippo was bathing in the water, her eyes half closed. As she yawned, she let out so much hot air, Turtle had to duck inside her shell! Once Hippo was done yawning, she glared down at Turtle. Who do you think you are, interrupting my morning nap? Scram, pipsqueak, before I splash you halfway around the world! I will pull you over faster than a frog jumps off a lilypad. So Turtle gave Hippo her end of the long, strong rope.

She put it in her mouth and clamped down with her long, pointy teeth. Turtle started back toward the forest, chuckling to herself. Get ready to meet your match! Tug-of-war , athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope , each team trying to drag the other across a centre line. In some forms of the game a tape or handkerchief is tied around the centre of the rope, and two others are tied six feet 1. Three corresponding lines are marked on the ground.

The contest is decided by the best two out of three pulls. A rural pastime in England and Scotland , the tug-of-war was an Olympic event from to , with five men to a side. It has often been an outdoor contest at Scottish Highland Games and at other large social gatherings in the 20th century. Two children form an arch with their arms: The captured child chooses either oranges or lemons and stands behind the child that represents that fruit. When all of the children have been captured and have chosen sides, the two sides have a tug-of-war to determine the winner.

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Each side also had its own team of drummers to encourage the participants. In ancient Greece the sport was called helkustinda Greek: Tug of war games in ancient Greece were among the most popular games used for strength and would help build strength needed for battle in full armor. There is no specific time and place in history to define the origin of the game of Tug of War.

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The contest of pulling on the rope originates from ancient ceremonies and rituals. The origin of the game in India has strong archaeological roots going back at least to the 12th century AD in the area what is today the State of Orissa on the east coast. The famous Sun Temple of Konark has a stone relief on the west wing of the structure clearly showing the game of Tug of War in progress. Tug of war stories about heroic champions from Scandinavia and Germany circulate Western Europe where Viking warriors pull on animal skins over open pits of fire in tests of strength and endurance, in preparation for battle and plunder.

The Mohave people occasionally used tug-of-war matches as means of settling disputes.

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The sport was part of the Olympic Games from until , but has not been included since. The sport is part of the World Games. The Tug of War International Federation TWIF , organises World Championships for nation teams biannually, for both indoor and outdoor contests, and a similar competition for club teams.

The sport also features in Highland Games there. Between and Tug of War was a regular event during the television series Battle of the Network Stars. Teams of celebrities representing each major network competed in different sporting events culminating into the final event, the Tug of War.

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Lou Ferrigno 's epic tug-o'-war performance in May is considered the greatest feat in 'Battle' history. The sport is played almost in every country in the world.

However, a small selection of countries have set up a national body to govern the sport. In Indonesia, Tarik Tambang is a popular sport held in many events, such as the Indonesian Independence Day celebration, school events, and scout events. The rope used is called dadung , made from fibers of lar between two jousters. Two cinder blocks are placed a distance apart and the two jousters stand upon the blocks with a rope stretched between them.

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The objective for each jouster is to either a cause their opponent to fall off their block, or b to take their opponent's end of the rope from them. The tug-of-war is also a traditional way to pray for a plentiful harvest throughout Japan and is a popular ritual around the country. The Kariwano Tug-of-war in Daisen, Akita , is said to be more than years old, and is a national folklore cultural asset.

The event is said to have been started by feudal warlord Yoshihiro Shimadzu, with the aim of boosting the morale of his soldiers before the decisive Battle of Sekigahara in Nanba Hachiman Jinja's tug-of-war, which started in the Edo period , is Osaka 's folklore cultural asset. It has a ritual and divinatory significance to many agricultural communities in the country and is performed at festivals and community gatherings. The sport uses two huge rice-straw ropes, connected by a central peg, which is pulled by teams representing the East and West sides of the village the competition is often rigged in favor of the Western team.

A number of religious and traditional rituals are performed before and after the actual competition. Several areas of Korea have their own distinct variations of juldarigi , and similar tug-of-war games with connections to agriculture are found in rural communities across Southeast Asia.

The Peruvian children's series Nubeluz featured its own version of tug-of-war called La Fuerza Glufica , where each team battled 3-on-3 on platforms suspended over a pool of water in an effort to pull the other team into the pool. In Poland, a version of tug of war is played using a dragon boat , where teams of 6 or 8 attempt to row towards each other.

In the Basque Country , this sport is considered a popular rural sport, with many associations and clubs.

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