"Sad" Clowns

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## Diet

Sad clowns usually will eat whatever the family eats with mixed ambivalence. However, their favorite foods tend to be scrambled eggs and jimmy dean sausage biscuits, as well as orange juice and bacon. They will also accept animal crackers, vanilla cream sandwhich cookies, chicken crackers, and red hot sausages with some enthusiasm, but these dishes should be fed sparingly, as they don't have the same nutritional value as a jimmy dean sausage bisquit does.

This diet preference is partly responsible for their duller coloring and plumage, but is not to be mistaken for poor health.

## Housing

Sad clowns can become lonely very quickly and prefer to live near the family wherever they happen to go. They are great company on a farm.

## Social Behavior

Sad clowns deeply enjoy social engagement. They may seem sad all the time by looking at them, but it really cheers them up to interact with their owners or humans. This makes them rather driven and unique performers, seeking out others to connect with. You want to be careful when getting multiple sad clowns together for an extended amount of time. They tend to relate to each other's misery, attempting to support each other by sharing a hankie to blow noses into and wipe tears, but ultimately ending up sadder than they were before.

Things can also get complicated when you try to socialize the brighter breeds of clowns (party clowns, wedding clowns, etc) with sad clowns.

Often times a happy clown will attempt to cheer up a sad clown with loud honks and pranks, however, due to the sad clown's inability tp connect with or understand this behavior, they often feel their needs are misunderstood and become sadder, starting bouts of quiet tears and shuffling in circles in discomfort.

This unfortunately only confuses happy clowns, and will continue to be a cycle until a caretaker intervenes.

## Temperament

Sad clowns are very gentle and generous creatures. Originally bred to be docile enough to have in the home with little disruption, yet when in the presence of livestock they suddenly become energetic and hyper protective of humans and even other clowns, often waving their arms wildly to distract any enraged bovines and jumping into protective barrels that they craft and decorate themselves.

Sad clowns are also known for deriving joy by deliberately failing every trick that they perform. As such, they should be kept away from acrobatic stimuli such as tightropes or springboards as their instinct to fail their tricks could result in injury.

## Health

Despite popular belief, sad clowns are generally healthy and hardy creatures granted they are fed and socialized well enough.

They however can be prone to bouts of deep sadness that can be very unhealthy for them in the long term if neglected for too long. It is best to ensure they get enough sunlight and are occasionally encouraged to sing or whistle a tune.

It is very important that sad clowns be emotionally in tune with those around them, especially human caretakers. They do not do well in non permanant homing. This makes them rather unsuitable for adoption centers if it is expected they may not be selected for longer than they can handle the rejection.

## History

Sad clowns are one of the oldest breeds of clown. They are deeply complex and loving companions, often seeking to share their feelings through rudimentary gestures. They have a semi complex non verbal language usually involving actions such as making eye contact, gifting or receiving a singular flower, or even whistling a sad tune.