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Le Petit Papier / El Papelito
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the game known as Le Petit Papier / El Papelito, in which someone asks 'If I were a little paper what would you do with me?'. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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This game appears in 'Manuel Complet des Jeux de Société' by Elisabeth Celnart, which was published by La Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret in Paris in 1827. Among the suggested possible answers to the question are 'un billet doux', 'un cornet a tabac' (a tobacco cone) and 'des papillotes' (a message wrapped around a confectionery, usually chocolate).

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'Manual completo de juegos de sociedad o tertulia y la prendas', translated by Frances for D. Mariano de Rementería y Fica, which was published by Palacios in Madrid in 1831, contains a translation of the same paragraph, under the title 'El Papelito'.

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