Bobbing for Apples
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Have you ever bobbed for apples? The goal of the game is to get an apple. The game can be played in two ways. The first uses a bucket and water. The second uses air, strings, and candles.
Today, most people bob for apples in water. There are lots of apples in a bucket filled with water. And you have to get one with your teeth. You can’t grab an apple. You can’t use your hands at all. The first step is to put your face in the water. Then you try to bite an apple. Then you have to pull it out. Most people try more than once. And that’s okay.
Bobbing for apples is not easy. It is difficult because you can’t see the apples. Most people don’t open their eyes in the water. It is difficult because wet apples are hard to catch. They are slippery. The apples move when you begin to bite them. They slip from your mouth. They also move when the water moves. And the water moves a lot. Today, most people never win. They never get an apple. They just get wet. Getting wet is fun.
The game is silly. It is silly to stick your head in a bucket of water. It is silly to chase an apple. It is so silly that everyone laughs. So will you. Being silly is fun!
In the past, bobbing for apples was not silly. The game was serious. People bobbed for apples because they hoped to learn the future. Catching an apple was a good omen. It said you would get married first. Not getting an apple was a bad omen. It said you would not get married first. They wanted to get an apple. They wanted to get married.
There was also a different kind of apple bobbing. In the past, people tried to bite apples in air. They did not use buckets of water. They used strings. The strings held the apples. But some of the strings held candles. The strings of apples and candles moved in a circle. An apple passed by. Then a candle passed by. The goal was to catch an apple in your mouth. But you had to watch the candle. You could get burned. You could also get hit in the head! It was dangerous. Those people were brave. I am glad we don’t bob for apples that way now.
Bobbing for ApplesView passage imageHave you ever bobbed for apples? The goal of the game is to get an apple. The game can be played in two ways. The first uses a bucket and water. The second uses air, strings, and candles.Today, most people bob for apples in water. There are lots of apples in a bucket filled with water. And you have to get one with your teeth. You can’t grab an apple. You can’t use your hands at all. The first step is to put your face in the water. Then you try to bite an apple. Then you have to pull it out. Most people try more than once. And that’s okay.Bobbing for apples is not easy. It is difficult because you can’t see the apples. Most people don’t open their eyes in the water. It is difficult because wet apples are hard to catch. They are slippery. The apples move when you begin to bite them. They slip from your mouth. They also move when the water moves. And the water moves a lot. Today, most people never win. They never get an apple. They just get wet. Getting wet is fun.The game is silly. It is silly to stick your head in a bucket of water. It is silly to chase an apple. It is so silly that everyone laughs. So will you. Being silly is fun!In the past, bobbing for apples was not silly. The game was serious. People bobbed for apples because they hoped to learn the future. Catching an apple was a good omen. It said you would get married first. Not getting an apple was a bad omen. It said you would not get married first. They wanted to get an apple. They wanted to get married.There was also a different kind of apple bobbing. In the past, people tried to bite apples in air. They did not use buckets of water. They used strings. The strings held the apples. But some of the strings held candles. The strings of apples and candles moved in a circle. An apple passed by. Then a candle passed by. The goal was to catch an apple in your mouth. But you had to watch the candle. You could get burned. You could also get hit in the head! It was dangerous. Those people were brave. I am glad we don’t bob for apples that way now.
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