Scramble- Not Just For Eggs Anymore

When I first moved here I attended Family Fun Night at a local fairground. My young cousin was going to compete in the chicken scramble. While sitting on the dusty bleachers I watch children bravely go out to compete in tug-o-war and then it was finally time for the scrambles.

What is a scramble you might ask? A scramble goes like this:

1. Put all the children in a specific age group at the far end of the arena
2. Release animals (varies by age group) on the near side of the arena
3. Crowd in stands, consisting mostly of nervous parents, yell "1-2-3 GO!"
4. Children run at poor unsuspecting animals and try to catch them
5. Parents pray ("Please let little Jimmy catch a chicken", or something like "please God don't let Susy catch a greased pig" or something to that effect)
6. Several select children catch the animals, and here is the best part.....
7. Children get to keep the animals they catch.
8. The aftermath...all the children that didn't catch animals sulk out of the arena some even start crying.

Family Fun!!! OMG!!! I am a long way from San Francisco!