"The only thing wrong is that the broken leg is a little stiffer than
the other," Sidney said, as he made his Clown do all sorts of funny
tricks. "I suppose that leg is a little shorter, or maybe the glue
made it stiff. But he is just what I want, and I'd rather have him
than the musical top I traded for him. Maybe Herbert and I can get up
a little circus, as Herbert once had a show with his Monkey on a
Stick. A clown belongs in a circus, and so do monkeys. Maybe we'll
have one."

The Calico Clown, who heard Sidney say this, thought it would be very
jolly to be in a circus.

Sidney certainly liked the Calico Clown. He made him do many funny
tricks for the boys and girls--Dick, Dorothy, Mirabell, Arnold, and
for Madeline and Herbert, who were Sidney's brother and sister.

"With my Monkey on a Stick and your Calico Clown we surely can have a
fine circus some day," said Herbert, as he and Sidney were playing out
on the porch one warm, summer day.

The Monkey and Clown had been glad to see each other when they met
again after having been separated at the store. Each one had different
adventures to tell.

All of a sudden, as Herbert and Sidney, with their Monkey and Clown
toys, were making each other laugh by the funny antics of the two
playthings, a voice called:

"Boys, do you want some bread and jam?"