Fijian Meke Clap Story
F
PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- Nothing needed
HOW TO PLAY
1
Players sit in a circle and one storyteller begins narrating a short tale using simple hand gestures.
2
Every time the storyteller pauses, the group claps a short rhythm to mark the beat of the story.
3
The storyteller weaves gestures for waves, canoes, or animals into the narration as it continues.
4
After a few minutes, the storyteller passes the tale to a neighbor, who continues it with their own gestures.
5
The story wraps up when it has passed all the way around the circle back to the original teller.