ID: 988
Date: 1980s - 2006
Title: HELP
Gender: Female 
Classification: Skipping 
Rhyme: 

H. E. L. P. repeated until skipper trips.

H = high water ( high rope)
E = egg beater (eyes closed, turn around)
L = lullaby (rope turned backwards and forwards)
P = pepper (very fast)

(Christchurch, 1990s x 7; Hawarden, 1990; Wellington. 1998; Timaru, 2000 x 2; Palmerston, 2000; Christchurch, 2003; Sheffield, 2006)

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H
E
L and P
H
E
L and P (repeated with rope turning faster on L and P)

(Christchurch, 2000)

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H = high-water
E = eyes closed
L = leap frog (crouch down and jump like a frog)
P = pepper

(Rotorua, 1990s)

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H. E. L. P. 
Help
H. E. L. P
Help

(Christchurch, 1998; Kaiapoi, 2003; Blenheim, 2004 x 2)

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Blue bells, cockle shells, eevy ivy over,
H. E. L and P
Spells H. E. L and P
Spells..

(Christchurch, 2006)

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Background Info: H = Helicopter, the tripper must skip with the rope not touching the ground.
E = Egg beater, tripper must shut eyes and turn around while jumping the rope.
L= Lullaby, the rope is swung from side to side for tripper to jump over.
P = Pepper, the rope is turned very fast.
Sometimes J and M included, J= Jolly, M= Medium

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Turner, 1969: 26 records different actions for each of the letters of this rhyme. including high, eyes closed, low, peppers, slow, scissors.
(Australia, 1955-1967)

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Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 5 
Incidence: 21