Sat Kradot (Jumping Animal, Sat Chak) — a Slotted Pai Ruak Bamboo Tube and a Pull Stick 8-10 cm Longer, the Front Legs Pinned to the Pull Stick and the Back Legs to the Tube; Pull In and Out and the Animal Runs and Leaps

"Hold the tube and with the other hand pull the stick in and out, and the animal looks as if it is running or jumping." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not named, CC BY 4.0)

Cut one internode of pai ruak bamboo and cut off one end. Cut slots on both sides, equal in width and length, from the node end to the middle of the tube, for the front legs. Drill a hole 1 cm beyond the slot, towards the top, through both sides, to fix the back legs. Shave a flat pull stick 8-10 cm longer than the tube, one end slightly larger than the hand end, and drill a hole about 2 cm from that end.

Prepare a block of wood and carve it into an animal, sand it, and drill holes for the ears, horns and tail; drill the front- and back-leg holes right through. Shave 4 legs, drill top and bottom holes equally in all 4, and shave 4 wooden pins.

Push a pin through one leg, the body and the other leg, and cap the pin with a bamboo stopper; do this for the front and back legs. Put the pull stick in the tube; pass the front-leg pin through the slot into the hole at the end of the pull stick and on into the other leg, and cap it. Do the same for the back legs, but thread the pin through the hole drilled beyond the slot instead.

Photos of a real sat kradot (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not named, CC BY 4.0)

Hold the tube and pull the stick in and out with the other hand; the animal moves as if running or jumping.

It can be carved as various animals. Take care with the knife and the awl. Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "สัตว์กระโดด", author not named (CC BY 4.0 licence). **Limits** The source gives no sizes for the tube, animal or legs, and does not name the wood for the animal.