In Rabelais' book "Gargantua and Pantagruel" how did the young Gargantua entertain himself on rainy occasions?

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According to the text (Chapter 1.XXIV. - How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather), "If it happened that the weather were anything cloudy, foul, and rainy, all the forenoon was employed, as before specified, according to custom, with this difference only, that they had a good clear fire lighted to correct the distempers of the air. But after dinner, instead of their wonted exercitations, they did abide within, and, by way of apotherapy (that is, a making the body healthful by exercise), did recreate themselves in bottling up of hay, in cleaving and sawing of wood, and in threshing sheaves of corn at the barn." And/or engaged in a multitude of indoor educational activities, too numerous to list here. And this was after an exciting morning of book work! http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1200/1200-h/p1.htm#2HCH0011 Sep 27 08, 4:42 AM