THE WRESTLING OF THE COWHERD BOYS GAME

Two teams are formed. They are cowherd boys playing in the forests of Vrindavana while tending the cows. Krishna is on one team. Balarama on the other. Some children join Krishna’s side, some Balarama’s. There should be an equal number of children on each team. Each cowherd boy wrestles with another cowherd boy of the opposite party. They choose partners of similar strength. Each wrestler must try to make his foe fall down to the ground and keep him there for a few seconds. The team that succeeds wins. The members of the defeated camp must carry the winners on their backs.