APPENDIX B 557

As the manipulator says “Go ahead!” release right index and ring
fingers and with a swinging motion the “toad” can be made to jump
towards the left, over the left thumb.

A TOAD
(Second method of construction)

Bella Coola opening.

Insert middle, ring, and little fingers of each hand into index finger
loops from proximal side and hook down radial index finger strings.

With middle fingers take up ulnar thumb strings from proximal side.

With middle fingers hook down ulnar index finger strings, allowing
loops just taken up to slip off. The strings formerly hooked down by
middle, ring, and little fingers are now held down by ring and little fingers.

Release index fingers.

Each ulnar thumb string is held down by a loop. With index fingers
take up ulnar thumb strings from proximal side between loop and centre
of figure.

With index fingers take up radial thumb strings from distal side and
return, allowing original index finger loops to slip off.

Release middle, ring, and little fingers.

Take up with mouth the straight radial index finger string in centre
of figure.

Bring thumbs together, tip to tip, and transfer right thumb loop to
left thumb, releasing right thumb.

Transfer right index finger loop to hook of right index by twisting
finger without removing string, which throws original radial string on to
ulnar side.

With right middle finger hook down string passing from mouth to left
index finger between the mouth and the point where other strings cross.

Release mouth.

With right ring finger hook down left radial index finger string which
runs straight across to right hand.

Release left index finger.

Insert left index, middle, and ring fingers into hooked down loop of
left thumb.

Release left thumb.

Gently extend the figure by spreading the loop held on hooks of left
fingers, at thesame time manipulating it so that the loops held by right
index, middle, and ring fingers are of approximately thesamelength. Itis
sometimes difficult to get a satisfactory figure.

The completed figure (Figure 17) represents a toad squatting pre-

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