Yupik Story Knife Drawing Game
Y
PLAYERS
2+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
- A dull, blunt knife-shaped stick
- A patch of smooth mud, sand, or snow
HOW TO PLAY
1
One player uses the story stick to draw simple pictures in the ground while narrating a short tale aloud.
2
As the story unfolds, new drawings replace or add to the old ones without lifting into a full picture at once.
3
Listeners try to guess what will be drawn next based on where the story is heading.
4
Once the story ends, the storyteller passes the stick to the next player to begin their own tale.
5
Continue around the group for as many stories as everyone wants to tell.