Harpinder was a giant. He only went to Signal Hill Elementary school with me in first grade. He didn't know much English and was a great unifier for all the other kids on the playground.
Of the two activities I remember from 1st grade recess. One was called "Run Away From Harpinder." It basically consisted of everyone running around screaming and trying not to let Harpinder "GET" them. The only activity that could take precedence over this game was called "Rocks."
Rocks involved two piles of rocks on opposite sides of a field. The boys had one pile, the much bigger one; and the girls had another sequestered between some pine trees. I'm not sure how this game worked without being inappropriately violent...maybe it was. Boys would get across and steal rocks and bring them back to our massive pile while only two girls that I can remember were fast and brave enough to steal from the boys.
I would love to make a metaphor about life from the rocks game or running away from Harpinder...like, we're all just trying to add to our pile...or something. I don't know, that was fun.
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