The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-25
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The Barnyard Circus.


Arthur, the farmers little boy. wa
playing circus in the farmers bacl
| yard
Sister Annabel and little Brother
Claire sat on log near by and clap
ped their hands whenever he turned
a handspring or did anything else
that they thought very hard to do.
| He made the best kind Of n beal
and a hon, too. Annabel and Claire
were sure of II, because they hac
| seen a real bear dance and had heard
n real hon roar at the circus the day
| before.
But Annabel ana Claire were not
the only spectators at the circus
though Arthur thought they We're
Some OF them looked over the barn
yard fence and some peepod through
the cracks
New" said puss, who watched
from limb Of tree oyerhanging
the fence, Il may. not be able to walk
81 tight rope as well as Arthur, but he
should see me walk the branch or
this tree Me ow. and she walked
back and forth without the least fear
of falling.
New" She sal again. he makes
very good monkey for boy; but
] can show him d better way than
that to climb a tree. So she raced
down the tree and UP again before
the dog could think to bark
Bow, wow said the dog. EAR
thur growls like bear but dog can
growl much better than a boy
Gr-r-r wonder what he would
think of that; and as for dancing on
hind feet, can do that too And
he walked back aud forth, resting his
front paws often or the fence.
"B-a-a!' said the leader sheep.
let us form a procession and have a
parade, too. Ea-a." And he start
ed across the barnyard
"B-a-al" said all the big sheep,
and "Ba-a-a!" said all the little
lambs, I'VE must follow the leaGer
sheep. Ra-a!" Ana they walked
away after tho leader.
"Baa-a' let rs jump the fence"
said the leader. zone. two. three,
GOT and over the fence he sprang
Ba-a!' said all the big sheep and
'Ba-a"" said all the little lambs. we
will follow the leader sheep So
,ver the fence jumped All the big
'heep and all the little lambs jumped
after
Fee" noighed the horse, sec
how Arthur Frances and trots and
gallops ana runs Who would have
bought that boy could do so welll
believe viii gallon awhile too
10 around the barnyard galloped the
lorse
"Quack quackt' said the ducks.
Gohbe. gobble'" ssil the turkeys.
S s-s," said the. geese. Chuck, |
luck, Peep. peep aud "Cocll-a-
oodledo," cried tho hens aud the
hickens and the rooster and all at
ne time, the horse should have told
S that he intended to race. We
lust keep off the track" And they
campered and few to right and to
1T
Once round raced the horse and
ack under the tree where puss stood
,aning far out to watch the show
New" she cried as she slipped
nd fell on the horses back, did
yer monkey in 4 circus have such
ride as this"
E-e-e-e" said the horse. Il will
I've puss a fast ride Hold to my
ane, puss," And away he ran.
Bow-wow" said the dog Il will G
lin in the rare" Ana he bounded
ter. :
Moo" said the COW. the show
the barnyard Is better than the one
the back yard Moo, the horse
Ill win the race, know"
New" cried puss: "E-e-e-e,"
sighed the horse: '"Bov wow"
lrked the dog; "Quack, quacki"
i'd the ducks; "Gobble. goblet"
i'd the turkeys: "s-s-s," said the
'ese. "Cluck, cluck," Peep, peep"
I'd "Cock-a-doodle-do'" cried the
ms and the chicken and the roos-
r.
Come quick" cried Arthur. Us he r
rang from the ring and ran 10 the
I
'rnyard gate Come. Annaba1. ,
me Claire; climb up on the fence
I'd look Tho animals in tho barn
.rd are having a show
"Hurrah for the barnyard circus'" /.
Edna Everett, in Kindergarten Re.
ew.