Wow! Many thanks to Christine St. John for submitting
this game to the Guide Mailing List!
This game can be played with or without props (ie. a princess
hat, a hobby horse for the prince and a witches hat), and has only three
acting parts so it doesn't need a large group:
(all non-actors form a circle, hands joined - princess
in middle, witch and prince standing off outside circle)
- (circle swings arms while singing: )
- Thorn Rosa was a princess fair, a princess fair, a princess
fair,
- Thorn Rosa was a princess fair,
- Long, Long Ago
(circle raises hands, a little higher with each "castle
high" to form towers) - She lived up in a castle high, a castle high, a castle
high,
- She lived up in a castle high,
- Long, Long Ago
(the witch enters the circle under the arms, makes motions
as if casting a spell) - A wicked witch put a spell on her, a spell on her, a
spell on her,
- A wicked witch put a spell on her,
- Long, Long Ago
(the princess lies down and pretends to sleep) - The princess slept for a hundred years, a hundred years,
a hundred years,
- The princess slept for a hundred years,
- Long, Long Ago
(circle raises hands, a little higher on each "oh
so high" to form hedge) - The briar hedge grew oh so high, oh so high, oh so high,
- The briar hedge grew oh so high,
- Long, Long Ago
(prince motions as if chopping hedge with a sword, enters
the circle) - A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by,
- A handsome prince came riding by,
- Long, Long Ago
(the prince touches the princess, she awakes and rises)
- The princess wakened at his touch, at his touch, at his
touch,
- The princess wakened at his touch,
- Long, Long Ago
(prince and princess "climb" on a horse and
ride away) - The prince and princess rode away, rode away, rode away,
- The prince and princess rode away,
- Long, Long Ago
Thorn Ross
Thanks very much to Shelagh Walsh, who wrote this "altered"
version of the Thorn Rosa song. She felt that the original song might re-enforce
stereotypes associated with the female/male roles. Shelagh posted her new
version to the Guiding Mailing List.
- Thorn Ross he was a handsome Prince,
- Handsome Prince, handsome Prince.
- Thorn Ross he was a handsome Prince,
- Long, long, ago.
He lived up in a castle high,- Castle high, castle high.
- He lived up in a castle high,
- Long, long, ago.
A wicked witch put a spell on him, - Spell on him, spell on him.
- A wicked witch put a spell on him,
- Long, long, ago.
Thorn Ross he slept a hundred years,- Hundred years, hundred years.
- Thorn Ross he slept a hundred years,
- Long, long ago.
The briar hedge grew oh, so high,- Oh so high, oh so high.
- The briar hedge grew oh, so high,
- Long, long ago.
A Princess fair came riding by, - Riding by, riding by.
- A Princess fair came riding by,
- Long, long ago.
The Prince he wakened at her touch,- At her touch, at her touch.
- The Prince he wakened at her touch,
- Long, long ago.
The Prince & Princess rode away, - Rode away, rode away.
- The Prince & Princess rode away,
- Long, long ago.