The Mediaeval Knights Festival (part 2)

While the mighty knights, defending the title of the best, fought each other with heavy swords, a children's joust was held at a nearby meadow. My youngest daughter, Tanya (she is 6), wanted to struggle there too. Tanya was the only girl who fought in this battle; all the others were boys and mostly older than her.

There were two teams – the Blue one and the Red one. Tanya was included in the Blue team. The rules of the game were quite easy. Participants had to protect their flag (a rubber stick) and capture the flag of the opposite team. Each game had three battles, each one lasting three minutes. If a participant gots a hit on the head by an enemy sword of the enemy , he had to leave the battle. He had to sit down on the ground and wait for the next round. All these rules were described to children by instructors:
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Each participant had a helmet (to protect his head), rubber sword and shield, which he must use for fighting.
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Well, I think Tanya struggled quite well. Before the start I explained her the rules to her again and advised her to defend the flag of her team and try to capture the flag of the opposite team, instead of just beating her enemies on their heads! I had noticed that other children made this mistake – they only wanted a swordfight with each other and completely forgot about the main goal of the game!
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I think she understood my explanations very well. In the first battle she rushed to the enemy in front of her team.
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Soon, she was attacked by two boys from the Red team.
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After a short fight she had been hit on her head and had to sit down on the ground.
In the second round she tried to capture the Red flag, but her attempt had failed. She struck many enemies, but had to leave the game as well.
In the middle of the last battle she noticed that a boy from the Red team wanted to take the her team's flag. She rushed to defend the flag and hit the boy on his head. He hit her as well. Both were out of the battle, but the blue flag was saved and the Blue team had won!
For that reason, Tanya was very happy!
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