The Circus Comes to Town by Lebbeus Mitchell
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every one that Gary is our boy."
"I guess it was because he knew something about el'funts," Danny ventured. "He knew that el'funts' tails are small and round like a rope, but he didn't know how he knew." "I see," said the clown. "That is an important fact. I'm glad you told me." "An' he said 'O Queen' when he saw the picture of the el'funt jumping the fence!" cried Danny excitedly. "Just the same as he did at the circus when the band stopped playin' an' before the el'funt picked him up." "He didn't know he said it," Chris added, "an' he couldn't tell Danny what he meant by it, could he, Danny?" "No," Danny replied. "That clinches it!" exclaimed Whiteface, and took Jerry from his mother's arms. "Don't you cry any more, Gary-boy. Nobody shall hurt you again. O'Queen was what you used to call Sultana, the elephant--'Sult Anna O'Queen,' as though that were her name. It was the way you said a part of one line in my elephant song: 'Great Sultana, Oh, Queen of the jungle!" "Carryin' water for the ellifants," said Jerry, through his tears. "Do you remember any of the chorus?" |
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