Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26
Sanskrit:
एकदा ते पशून्पालाश्चारयन्तोऽद्रिसानुषु ।चक्रुर्निलायनक्रीडाश्चोरपालापदेशत: ॥ २६ ॥
ITRANS:
ekadā te paśūn pālāś’cārayanto ’dri-sānuṣucakrur nilāyana-krīḍāścora-pālāpadeśataḥ
Translation:
One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.