LISTEN TO THE SONG

          Ye who love the haunts of Nature,

           Love the sunshine of the meadow,

          Love the shadow of the forest,

           Love the wind among the branches,

           And the rain-shower and the snow-storm,

          And the rushing of great rivers

          Through their palisades of pine-trees,

          And the thunder in the mountains,

         Whose innumerable echoes

          Flap like eagles in their eyries;--

        Listen to these wild traditions,

          To this Song of Hiawatha!

Scene no 20: Fighting Stag (Lineol composition toys) and Native American Warrior (Hausser - Elastolin composition toys) among fir trees (Hausser - Elastolin composition and hard plastic toys).

The Text: From the Introduction of the epic poem The Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

ART-FOOTBALL

«More than that, Brazilians invented a flamboyant, thrilling and graceful style that has set an unattainable benchmark for the rest of the world.

Britons call it the ‘beautiful game’.

Brazilians call it ‘futebol-arte’, or art-football»

                                                                                        

 

 

 

Scene no 19: Subbuteo Table Soccer. The Jules Rimet Trophy (C 119), Standard Goal and three Continental Match Balls (C 127). Brazil Subbuteo Team, World Cup Winners (Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd). Brazil, World Cup 1982 (50, C 100, Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd), Brasile 1970 (Subbuteo la leggenda, Fabbri Editori, Licensed by Hasbro).

The phrase: Text from the Introduction of FUTEBOL The Brazilian Way of Life, by Alex Bellos.

DON QUIXOTE

«But Don Quixote, supported by his intrepid heart, leaped on Rocinante, and bracing his buckler on his arm, brought his pike to the slope, and said, “Friend Sancho, know that I by Heaven’s will have been born in this our iron age to revive in it the age of gold, or the golden as it is called; I am he for whom perils, mighty achievements, and valiant deeds are reserved; I am, I say again, he who is to revive the Knights of the Round Table... »

 

 

 

 

Scene no 18: Don Quixote (Papo toys) and behind him Sancho (Papo toys), under a beech tree (Schleich toys).

The text passage: From The History of Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

THERE ARE NO APACHES?

«We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.

For each tribe of men Usen created He also made a home. In the land created for any particular tribe He placed whatever would be best for the welfare of that tribe.

When Usen created the Apaches He also created their homes in the West. He gave to them such grain, fruits, and game as they needed to eat. To restore their health when disease attacked them He made many different herbs to grow. He taught them where to find these herbs, and how to prepare them for medicine. He gave them a pleasant climate and all they needed for clothing and shelter was at hand.

Thus it was in the beginning: the Apaches and their homes each created for the other by Usen himself. When they are taken from these homes they sicken and die. How long will it be until it is said, there are no Apaches? »

                                             

 

 

 

Scene no 17: Apaches (Timpo toys, series number 23, eight poses) in their camp. Also the ninth Apache holding a blanket out to make a smoke signal (from the mini set Indian Smoke Signal, Ref. no 1001). Wigwam (Ref. no 274) and Tepee (Ref. no 1005). Indian Squaw and pony dragging a travois (Ref. no 1007). Game play base from the INDIAN VILLAGE box (Ref. no 258)

The text passage: From “Geronimo’s Story of His Life” (Chapter II), taken down and edited by S.M. Barrett.

SAILOR WITHOUT FAITH

«…He lacked faith in his race, in his birthright, in gods or men; 

and above all he lacked faith in himself…»     

Scene no 16: Mighty Sorcerer King Elric of Melnibone aboard the mysterious vessel of the Seas of Fate. Statue by the Greek sculptor Kostas Krasonis, inspired from Michael Whelan’s illustration for the front cover of the second Elric novel. In the background, a limited edition lithograph print of Robert Gould, signed and numbered by the artist.

He lacked faith: Text from THE SAILOR OF THE SEAS OF FATE, by Michael Moorcock.

THE DEPTH OF MEANING

Clean and nice before the battle.

The warrior must be handsome in the face of death.

«…And so, strange as it may sound, I learned from this very four years’ schooling in force and in all the fantastic extravagance of material warfare that life has no depth of meaning except when it is pledged for an ideal, and that there are ideals in comparison with which the life of an individual and even of a people has no weight...»

                                                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

Scene no 15: German soldiers (Elastolin and Lineol composition figures) who wash and shave in front of their bunker. Rifles and helmets (Elastolin) are resting on the wall of the combat shelter.

The text passage: From the novel THE STORM OF STEEL, by Ernst Jünger.

BATTLESHIP

A classic Two Player Board Game. 

«BATTLESHIP is the old favorite Navy Game where two players try to sink each other’s hidden ships.

…

Strategy and some luck must be combined to be the first to locate and sink all 5 opponent’s ships to win the game.»

 

 

                                

 

 

Scene no 14: Closed and open plastic game kits (red and blue) with small ships fleet (Carrier, Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer, Submarine) on the ocean grid, target grid and marker pegs. All placed in front of the excellent cover of the game box. (Milton Bradley Company toys, 1967)

Traditional gender roles: Family fun on the cover of the game. The excited males (father and son) are playing their suitable game of war, while the smiling females (wife and daughter) are doing the dishes in the kitchen.