In Stave
III of, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas
Present. During their sojourn, the spirit takes Scrooge to the home of the old misers nephew,
Fred, who is entertaining friends and clearly enjoying the camaraderie amid the spirit of the
season. Scrooge observes the group playing a series of games, one of which is called Yes and
No, and is described as follows:
. . .Scrooges nephew
had to think of something, and the rest must find out what; he only answering to their questions
yes or no, as the case was. The brisk fire of questioning to which he was exposed, elicited from
him that he was thinking of an animal, a live animal, rather a disagreeable animal, a savage
animal, an animal that growled and grunted sometimes,...
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