Gilli-danda

Okay kiddo, do you want to learn about a fun game called gilli-danda? It's a game that kids in India have been playing for many, many years.

First, you need to know that gilli-danda has two parts: gilli and danda. Gilli is a small piece of wood that's about as long as your hand, and danda is a longer stick that's about as long as you are tall.

The game starts with one person holding the danda and using it to hit the gilli so it flies up into the air. While the gilli is in the air, the person who hit it uses the danda to try and hit the gilli as far as they can. The other player runs to where the gilli lands and tries to catch it before it hits the ground.

When the gilli is caught, it's the other player's turn to hit it up into the air and try to hit it as far as they can. The game keeps going like this back and forth until someone wins.

It might sound easy, but it takes a lot of practice and skill to hit the gilli just right and make it go far. Sometimes, players even make up their own rules and variations of the game to make it even more fun.

So there you have it, kiddo. That's gilli-danda in a nutshell – a fun game that kids in India have been playing for a very long time. Would you like to try it out sometime?