The Trifle (setting/story seed)

Where'd we leave the trifle the trifle the trifle?
Where'd we leave the trifle?  Find it, please.

I saw the trifle up in a tall tree
a tall tree, a tall tree. 
I saw the trifle up in a tall tree
up in a tall tree among the bees.

That's not a trifle it's only an orange roll
an orange roll an orange roll,
that's not a trifle, it's only an orange roll
or else my dog* has fleas.

So where'd we leave the trifle the trifle the trifle?
Where'd we leave the trifle?  Bring it here.

I saw the trifle down by the river,
down by the river, down by the river,
I saw the trifle down by the river,
down by the river with the deer.

That's not a trifle it's only an angel cake
an angel cake and angel cake,
that's not a trifle it's only an angel cake
or else my bull's** a steer.

And so on.  Sort of a kid's rhyming game.  And, in a weird sort of way a hunger game, in the sense that these are fancy desserts that the kids singing the song are likely to have never seen.  Some might not even be possible to make where the singing is taking place, what with things like cocoa and oranges being long-distance imports in a world where long distance anything isn't really possible anymore. 

Lines in black are song by the whole group, lines in purple by the challenger, lines in blue by the answerer - both the challenger and answerer have to come up with things that rhyme.  If either fumbles or takes too long, they are stuck singing as the chorus for the rest of the game.  The answerer becomes the challenger on the next verse, pointing to the next answerer when they come up with there request for trifle.  You can't point at the person who challenged you last unless they are the last one still in. 

*Mumma, if you're one of the bad kids.
**Dad, if you're one of the really bad kids.
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on June 29, 2011 19:28
No comments have been added yet.


Erik Amundsen's Blog

Erik Amundsen
Erik Amundsen isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.
Follow Erik Amundsen's blog with rss.