Original: The circus director makes Dumbo the top of an elephant pyramid stunt , but Dumbo 's ears causes the stunt to go wrong , injuring the other elephants and bringing down the big top . Dumbo is made a clown as a result , and plays the main role in an act that involves him falling into a vat of pie filling .
Simplified: He encourages Dumbo and tells the circus director to make Dumbo the top ( literally ) of an elephant pyramid stunt which ends up literally bringing the house down , and Dumbo is given the job of clown .