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Hello from Allan.
This story was written in 2013, about the same time Kim completed Letter/Story 73, the mud story. We were extending this section and splitting it into two volumes, so a number of new stories were written and added during this period. This one, Nude Bull Rush, was one of the new ones.
Nude Bull Rush – now there is a new spin on an old game.
The game, Bull Rush, was popular when I was going to school, but of course, we never played it nude. Almost always, it was played by a mixture of boys and girls, with kids of all ages too. At Waitakere Primary School, a country school of around 100 pupils, I've seen over half the school playing when a big game began. The bulls, being the children, the runners, had to charge (run) from one side of the football field to the other while those in the middle, the catchers, tried to stop them and tag them. It was a rough game; often people would get minor injuries, in some cases broken bones too. That is probably why eventually the schools began to ban it.
Usually, the game started with one of the larger boys in the centre. He would quickly catch some team members to help him as they worked towards tagging all the runners. By catching a couple of younger children, they would catch the smaller children their own age while he could concentrate on the older children.
Another effective method I used was to select catchers and taggers. We older, stronger ones would catch, then a smaller child would rush in and tag for us. A tag is three slaps on the back. Usually counted by those present. You will notice that I used both these strategies in this story.
The game, Bull Rush, was popular when I was going to school, but of course, we never played it nude. Almost always, it was played by a mixture of boys and girls, with kids of all ages too. At Waitakere Primary School, a country school of around 100 pupils, I've seen over half the school playing when a big game began. The bulls, being the children, the runners, had to charge (run) from one side of the football field to the other while those in the middle, the catchers, tried to stop them and tag them. It was a rough game; often people would get minor injuries, in some cases broken bones too. That is probably why eventually the schools began to ban it.
Usually, the game started with one of the larger boys in the centre. He would quickly catch some team members to help him as they worked towards tagging all the runners. By catching a couple of younger children, they would catch the smaller children their own age while he could concentrate on the older children.
Another effective method I used was to select catchers and taggers. We older, stronger ones would catch, then a smaller child would rush in and tag for us. A tag is three slaps on the back. Usually counted by those present. You will notice that I used both these strategies in this story.
I also wanted to work on the idea of naked men and women in close contact with each other as they caught each other. Although there is no way this would lead to sex, there were some strong sexual undertones. Take, for example, Mike catching that woman and ending up with his head between her breasts. Was there something sexual going on there? Of course, there was. They both knew it too. Shanti did as well.
I also wanted to inject humour into this story too. Take, for example, Mike catching his little daughter Kathy or Joseph catching that six-year-old. There is nothing sexual there. It was all part of the game for the kids too.
Now the new characters, Simon and Deanna, with their daughters Roxanne and Rachael first appeared in this story. They were only ever meant to be featured here, and then they would be lost to history. But later, in Story 232, they went on a nude camping holiday and eventually decided to join the group. The full story of Simon can be found in a series of stories starting in Story 289.
I also wanted to inject humour into this story too. Take, for example, Mike catching his little daughter Kathy or Joseph catching that six-year-old. There is nothing sexual there. It was all part of the game for the kids too.
Now the new characters, Simon and Deanna, with their daughters Roxanne and Rachael first appeared in this story. They were only ever meant to be featured here, and then they would be lost to history. But later, in Story 232, they went on a nude camping holiday and eventually decided to join the group. The full story of Simon can be found in a series of stories starting in Story 289.
Nude Bull Rush. If you hear of a game, let me know. I’d be in for it too.
Kia Kaka - Kia Kaha.
Be safe - Be strong.
Allan.
Be safe - Be strong.
Allan.
