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First: Opening A .
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Second: With the teeth draw the far little finger string toward you over all the strings (Fig. 332), and bending the left index over the left string of the loop held by the teeth, pick up from below on the back of the finger the right string of the loop held by the teeth, and return the left index to its position. Bend the right index over to the left, and pick up from below the left string of the loop held by the teeth, and return the right index to its position (Fig. 333). Now release the loop held by the teeth, separate the hands, and draw the strings tight (Fig. 334).
You now have two loops on each index, a loop on each thumb, and a loop on each little finger.
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Third: Release the loops from the thumbs, and draw the hands apart.
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Fourth: Put each thumb away from you, under the index loops, and pick up on the back of the thumb the near little finger string, and return the thumb to its position (Fig. 335).
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Fifth: Pass each thumb up over the lower near index string, and put it from below into the upper index loop, and draw the thumb away from the index in order to enlarge the loop now passing around both index and thumb (Fig. 336).
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Sixth: With the left thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the right lower near thumb string close to the right thumb, and draw it over the tip of the thumb (Fig. 337), and let it drop on the palmar side; being careful not to disturb the upper thumb loop. In the same manner with the right thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the left lower near thumb string close to the left thumb, draw it over the tip of the left thumb (Fig. 338), and let it drop on the palmar side. Separate the hands (Fig. 339).
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Seventh: Withdraw each index from the loop which passes around both thumb and index and draw the strings tight (Fig. 340, Left hand).
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Eighth: Transfer the thumb loops to the index fingers by putting each index from below into the thumb loop (Fig. 340, Right hand) and withdrawing the thumb (Fig. 341).
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Ninth: Put each thumb away from you under the index loops, and pick up on the back of the thumb the near little finger string, and return the thumb to its position (Fig. 342, Left hand).
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Tenth: Pass each thumb up over the lower near index string, and put it from below into the upper index loop, and draw the thumb away from the index (Fig. 342, Right hand) in order to enlarge the loop now passing around both index and thumb (Fig. 343).
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Eleventh: With the left thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the right lower near thumb string close to the right thumb, and draw it over the tip of the right thumb (Fig. 344), and let it drop on the palmar side, being careful not to disturb the upper thumb loop. In the same way with the right thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the left lower near thumb string close to the left thumb, draw it over the tip of the left thumb (Fig. 345), and let it drop on the palmar side. Separate the hands (Fig. 346).
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Twelfth: Bend each middle finger over the upper far index string, and take up from below on the back of the finger the lower near index string (the one passing from index to index) (Fig. 347), and return the middle finger to its position.
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Thirteenth: Release the loops from the little fingers, and turn the palms away from you, and the figure is extended between the thumbs and the middle and index fingers held close together (Fig. 348).
I have put "Ten Men" as the first of a series of five closely related Caroline Islands figures, which, after Opening A , begin by having additional index loops formed from the far little finger string. As the Ninth , Tenth and Eleventh movements are repetitions of the Fourth , Fifth and Sixth , the figure is more simple than at first sight it appears to be.
