SHEEP: Using the right “V” hand as shears, lay the fingers, back down, on the upper side of the left forearm and work the “V” as shears, moving the fingers up the arm toward the elbow.
sheep
Author: Katherine Brown
cow
COW: Make “horns” on the sides of the head with the “Y” hands.
donkey
MULE: Thumbs of both hands at temples, palms outward and vertical, hands bent forward and backward. (Donkey) (Stubborn).
horse
HORSE: Place the “H” hands against the head, one on either side, pointing upward; work them backward and forward a few times, indicating the ears.
policeman
POLICEMAN: Right “C” hand, palm leftward, placed at left shoulder.
soldier
SOLDIER: Both hands as if holding a gun slantwise before the body. (Picnic).
young
YOUNG: Both bent hands, palms inward, with tips of fingers touching body at sides of chest, and brushed upwards several times briskly. (Youth)
nun
NUN: With open hands trace a veil from head to shoulder.
bishop
BISHOP: The third finger is carried to the lips as if kissing the ring.
priest
PRIEST: Both “F” hands are brought together as at the “Oremus.” (The closed thumb and index fingers of the “F” hand denote consecrated hands and “F” is also the initial of “Father.”)