Cat's Cradle and other string figures
A Joost Elffers and Michael Shuyt
Production
Penguin books 1979
207 pages
Text by Bab Westerveld
Research and explanations by Hein Broos
Photography and layout by Mirjam de Vriies
Translated by Plym Peters and Tony Langham
VERSION FRANCAISE
update/Mis à jour 21/05/2011
108 FIGURES
A.
Ace of diamonds 196E (372) /Soldier´s bed 100E
(325) 133H
42P 228V 196E
34PA 18F 15JI 40B
38GI 38GI* 121Q
Apache door 88E (12) 147L 31B 40MTII (step 5 isn't correct)
(Darsie not working) RICHARD
32GI* 68Q 22T
(Eric) 157BISFA6
151BISFA7
/Apache door 166E (Eric)
/Big apache door 8S98
B.
Bat 176E 71MT 78MTII
Bundle of candles 136E (248) 70JII 24P
16PA 36Q 39YI 74TII
BUTTERFLY 84E (219 mauvaises explications/
not good explainations)
33GIII 133BISFA7
(Eric) 37B 87BISFA6
/Butterfly, Japanese 24GII
Butterfly 3M01
Butterfly 48K
C.
Calm sea 102E (326) 134H 20F
36PA 43P 16JI 229V
39GI* 39GI 122Q
/Candles 142H
/Candles 68GII
Candle thief 136E (248) 70JII 24P 16PA
36Q 39YI
Canoe with two
sails 185E 66XIV
Carrying
bundles of wood 200E (66) 141L 38JII 30B
71 (Eric)
159BISFA7
86K 13T (Darsie not working)
Richard
Caterpillar 197E /WORM (222) 61K
CAT´S-CRADLE 100E (324) 39P 32PA 40B 13JI
132H 192A 226V 121Q
/Panier à chats 16F
/Berceau du chat 37GI
/Berceau du chat 37GI *
CAT´S EYE 105E (332) 47P 39PA 42B 21JI
139H 226V 27F
43GI 42GI* 123Q
/Cat´s eye 140H
/Cat´s eye 70GII
CHAIR 137E (250) 76JII
39Q 27P 19PA
Child is born 174E 19S97-21I
Climbing a tree 176E (376 drawing/dessin) 145L 51ST
52B 28GI*(Eric)
69TII 34Q 19T 35
Coconut net 204E ?XIV
Chicken bum 34E 16GI* (Eric) (Hilard) 17ST 77BISFA3
Coat-hanger 32E
Cow´s head 201E (58) (Eric)
(Darsie not working) Richard
145BISFA7
~Venus (Kõpu) 36S
CRADLE 100E (325) 40B 40P 32PA
13JI 132H 37GI* 121Q
192A 227V 16F 37GI
/Cradle 123Q
/Cradle 66GII 72GII
Crow´feet 195E (116) 51Q 73TII 115BISFA6
150L 32B 135BISFA6 (Eric)
/Devil fish, two 47K 48K
/Shuttle for fishing net 4XI
Cup and saucer 31E 5JI 12F 26 244V 119VI
(Hilard) (Britt not working) 14GI
(Eric) 141BISFA7
The Witch's Hat (Eric)
The Eiffel Tower (Eric)
The Stethoscope (Eric)
The Elephant's Nose (Eric)
Outrigger canoe 139L 25B 255U
(Britt not working) 11T 6XI (Eric)
Star (Eric)
/Devil´s horn 15D98
D.
Dancer 182E (253) 26GIII 57B 72Q
38T 1XI 88BISFA6
Darkness 197E (373 drawing/dessin) 7D97-5I
116Y 40GIII (Eric) 78R
~Face mask 6D00 ~Fire 23S00
Diadem 148E(/Diadem 161E)
(24) 153L 25JI 40X
94(Gendar)
36B 32GI 122FO
74Q 115-156BISFA6
(Steve) (Hilard)
(Darsie not working) (Eric)
Richard
/Tour Eiffel 35GI
/Tower Eiffel 80H
Diamonds, two 49E 39ST 118FO (Eric)
(28) 115-156BISFA6
109BISFA7 (photo)
156BISFA7
/Filet (Hilard)
DOLPHINS,
TWO 201E (393)
Dragonflies, two 205E 66XIV
E.
Eifffel Tower 32E 9JI 14F (Hilard) (Britt not working)
(Eric)
/Tower Eiffel 80H
/Tour Eiffel 35GI
/Tour (Hillard)
F.
Find the owl 200E (55) (Eric) 144BISFA7
Ending to Milky Way 144BISFA7
Firmament 121E
Fish 188E (233) 67GIII 45 34B 80Q 39T
159BISFA
4155BISFA8
(Eric) (Darsie Not working)
Richard
27XI 25W
~M/N/W/Z 244BISFA8
Pig, the little 189E 70GIII 61B-(Britt)
(Eric) 39T 45
41XI 82Q
Frog 192E 75GIII (Eric) 84Q 120/Frog 91K
Silau, the Evil
Spirit 192E
Fly 38E 44H 6JII 13P 5PA 23FO (Eric)
44B 249V 123VI 20GI*
/Fly 61XI
/Fly (Musi) 60XI
Flying bird 75E /Flying bird 48JII 26GI*30T
Four boys hand
-in-hand 204E (376 drawing/dessin)
(Darsie not working)Richard
Frog 192E 75GIII (Eric) 84Q 120/Frog 91K
G.
Gated well 76E/Gated well 173E
WELL = (85) 36GII 53B 34XI
-(Darsie not working)
56Q 20T
Richard 129XIV 76D (Eric)
(see/voir ici/here)
20W 88BISFA6
FENCE = (88) 38GII 54B
58Q 21T (Eric)
Richard(Darsie not working)
H.
Hammock 53E / 29I-7J97
/Fishing net 12S98
/Hammock 110H
HANDCUFFS 137E (252) 79JII 29P
40Q 21PA
Hawk 118E (une ou deux ficelles, deux personnes/
one or two strings, two players)
Headhunters 156E (16) 148L 22TII 26T (Eric)
Hole in the tree 197E 7J96
HOUSE 110E (deux ficelles, trois personnes
/two strings, two players)
/House
(200 deux ficelles/two strings, 375)
/House 16M96
-Bull.Jap.1991:12-27
Hut 117E (301)105BISFA7(two persons, not for the figure)
~Horn 133BISFA5
~Basket 121BISFA5
/Etoile à 6 branches 60FO
/Hut (Hilard)
I.
Iburenio 182E 21D97 138XIII 13XI 74S
Islands linked by a
bridge, two 205E 72I-14S96
K.
Kani Mumun 186E (Darsie Not working) ??XIV
King´s throne 183E 16M99 (Darsie not working)
43X 137BISFA3
129XIV (Eric) Richard
Kiwi 93E 6S99
L.
LIZARD184E
(230) (Eric) 139BISFA7
/Lizard (Theu) 57XI
Lotus flower
(it´s the fruit!) 130E 39B 54Q
M.
Man in a hammock 81E 88U 23T 8N 12S99 74BISFA3
Man in bed 87E (192) 140L 52B 71 (Eric)
24GI* 12T
Mattress 100E (325) 133 121Q 228V
34PA 18F 15JI 40B
/Ace of diamonds 196E
/Soldier´s bed 66GII
Mattress turned
over 104E (331) 137H 46P
38PA 19JI 123Q
234V 26F 40GI 40GI*
/Diamonds 68GII
Melon rind 194E
Monkey bum 36E 28 22GI (Hilard) 5N
Mouse 44E (340) 17P 9PA 28JII 79BISFA3
177BISFA7 144H
138BISFA6 (story)
95(Gendar) 147(Noble)
23Q (with stories) 61XI
49B-(Hilard) 26GI 30GI*
Mr Spider 185E 110XIV
N.
Neneuri 194E Richard ??XIV
O.
Owl 201E (53) (Darsie not working) Richard
(Eric) 51TII 168BISFA7
Owl (gugugu), small 20K
/Owl, second 21K 547Z
/OWL, SECOND (54)
149BISFA7
/OWL,THIRD (55) 200E
(Eric) 144BISFA7
/Ending to Milky Way
144BISFA7
P.
Parachute 42E (32) 139L 25119BISFA6
24B 10F 10T 13W
106BISFA6
247V 121VI 14GI* 20Q
10JI (Britt not working)
(Eric) (Hilard) 33X
/Broom 6H
/Devil fish series 102K
/Devil fish 102K
Patamona door 175E 9N
Paths to the well 204E 32XIV 204E
Pepper plant 195E
Pig, the little 189E 70GIII 61B-(Britt)
(Eric) 39T 45
41XI 82Q
Pig on the pegs 107E (332) 43B 139H 48P
40PA 123Q
237V 28F 44GI 43GI*
Pole star 127E (Eric)
R.
Rabbit 132E (79) 54GII 34H (Eric)
/RABBIT (363) 28BISFA3
RAIN 204E (Eric) 6XVI /Rain (384)
Rectangle 196E
Ribcage 72E (308) 259U (Hilard) (Eric)
~ Turtle, Mud 83BISFA8
~Tortoise 173BISFA2
(deux personnes/two players)
~Breastbone and Ribs
137BISFA7
35T
Rock of Waondeli 168E (Darsie Not working )
Richard 10XI
S.
Sardines 160E 36GIII 58B 47X (Eric)
~Sardines 36GIII 26XI
~Coral reef 76Q
~ Sardines I 25XI
Low tide 160E 59B 47X 36GIII 26XI
~Coral reef 76Q
~ Sardines I 25XI
Two sardines
and more.. 160E 59B 47X
36GIII 27XI
76Q 25XI
Hight tide 160E 59B 48X 38GIII 27XI
77Q 26XI
Flowing tide 160E 60B 48X 77Q
Sawing together 112E ~ 125/Scie 18GI*
/Scie 24F 41GI
/SAW MILL (356)
158L (Eric)
/Scie (HILARD)
Scissors 137E (251) 78JII 28P
20PA 40Q
Siberian hut 126E (361) 143L 60JII 46B
29 (Eric) 54YI
53TII 28GI 50BISFA3
52Q 17T
84BISFA6
~Tug-of war with a stick
551Z
(two players, not for the figure;
with a stick)
93K
/Tangarot 159E 53Q (Eric)
Silau, the evil
spirit 192E
Smith´s secret 1 43E 36P 28PA 131K 43E
32Q 12L (Hilard)
84TII 96BISFA8(drawing)
Smith´s secret 2 46E 130K (Hilard) 11L 142FO
48YI (two hands/deux mains)
Sock on the line 32E
Spectacles 78E 12GII 26B-(Britt) (Eric) 23ST
/Spectacles for
your nose 63I-5S96
-Bull.Jap. 1993:17-18
/Yeux du hibou 27N
(Hilard) 16GI
Spider´s web 120E /Spider´s web 51K
STAR, BIG 196E (Darsie not working) Richard (Eric)
(64)147BISFA7
Star of David 117E (deux personnes/two persons) (307)
Starry sky 122E (48) 51GII- (Darsie not working)
Richard (Eric)
166BISFA6 50TII 142BISFA7
/Starry sky 170E
Mexican Hat 143BISFA7
Stickleback 114E (deux ficelles ou plus/two strings or more)
~Tokyo Tower 20J01
(cinq ficelles/five strings)
String around your
neck and pull 33E 30Q 10M01 (Eric) 105CI 33ST
139BISFA6 (339) 157L
62XI 184BISFA8
Sunfish 165E /KING FISH (39) 48GII 155L (Eric)
~Uö Lemadren 2XI
~Kai poloki 63XII
~Patanuku 30XIII
~Wind, Gentle-Method 1(b)
(Te Matangi Yauleka) 25X
SUNSET 151E (21) 151L 30GIII 24TII
(Eric) 238BISFA8
~ D 238BISFA8
T.
Ta Ai 194E ??XIV
Tangarot 159E 53Q (Eric)
/SIBERIAN
HOUSE (361drawing/dessin)
17T 143L 53TII 60JII
46B 29 126E 28GI
50BISFA3 52Q (Eric)
Ten men 200E /MEN, TEN (150)-(Darsie not working)
14X 7XIII
34XII 11XI 45W Richard
(Eric) 42S 159BISFA5
98BISFA1
/Ten men 200E
Thumb-catcher 38E (350) 252V 123VI
(Hilard) (Eric) 68BISFA8
Tinder-box 138E
Tortoise,
Weaving for
four strong
hands-the 63E (380)
N(deux personnes/two players)
Tree with roots
and branches 182E (366)
Truncheon 136E (251) 78JII 29P
40Q 21PA
Tunah, tunah 164E 11S06 153XIV
TWO COYOTES 197E (60) (Darsie not working)
Richard (Eric) 147BISFA7
/Two coyotes, variations 172E
U.
Upturned cradle 103E (329) 137H 44P 36PA
40GI 40GI* 17JI 104E
22F 232V 122Q
/Mangeoire 23JI
/Manger 72GII
Ussugdjung 197E (127)
W.
Weaving for two 58E
Wells, two 205E ??XIV
Wigwam 47E (243) 93(Gendar) 22GI* 47TII
28B 175BISFA7
/Palmier (Hilard) 27B
48Q 16T (Eric)
Would you
like a sweet? 134E (352) 47B 82TII
8 TOURS DE FICELLE/TRICKS
Fly 38E 44H 6JII 13P 5PA 44B (Eric)
249V 123VI 23FO
Mouse 44E (340) 17P 9PA 28JII 177BISFA7
79BISFA3 144H
138BISFA6 (story)
95(Gendar) 147(Noble)
23Q (with stories)
49B-(Hilard) 26GI 30GI*
Smith´s secret 1 43E 36P 28PA 131K 43E
32Q 12L (Hilard)
84TII 96BISFA8(drawing)
Smith´s secret 2 46E 130K (Hilard) 142FO
48YI (two hands/deux mains)
Bulletin of String Figure
Association
N°18 p111
String around
your neck
and pull 33E 30Q 10M01 (Eric) 33ST
139BISFA6 (339) 157L
62XI 105CI 184BISFA8
Sunfish 165E /KING FISH (39) 48GII 155L
Thumb-catcher 38E (350) 252V 123D
(Hilard) (Eric) 68BISFA8
Would you like
a sweet? 134E (352) 47B 82TII
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