same street with these six friends. These children had all come to the
show. The boys and girls brought two pins to get in. Those who brought
toy animals to act in the show did not have to bring any pins to come
in.

"The first act in the show!" called Herbert, who was the ringmaster,
"will be Mr. Dick riding on his White Rocking Horse! Ladies and
Gentlemen, see Mr. Dick!"

"Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!" cried the children, clapping their hands.

Dick drew his horse out into the middle of the tent. Of course if the
Rocking Horse had been there alone he could have trotted out by himself.
But, as it was, Dick had to drag him.

Then Dick climbed on the back of his white steed, took hold of the
reins, and cried: "Gid-dap!"

Back and forth rocked Dick on his Horse, and, as I have told you in the
book about this toy, the Horse could move along whenever any one was on
his back. He moved just as a rocking chair moves.

Across the middle of the tent rode Dick on his Rocking Horse. The little
chap pretended he was a cowboy, and swung his cap around his head, and
he even made believe lasso wild bulls with a piece of clothesline.

"Bang! Bang!" cried Dick, shooting make-believe pistols the way real
cowboys do.

"Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!" cried all the children, for they liked to see