VIII.

Such a fine circus! Jack and Bob went, but was left at home. The bought and fed the and . Jack put his full of nuts between the bars, and a little brown pulled his open and picked out the .

hen they saw the grand parade in the big —the , the , the , the , the with , and , the and the . Then a pretty rode a white , standing up on the and waving a . Other horses ran races, and jumped, and walked upright. The funny tried to ride a little , and kept tumbling off.

t the last, all the animals marched round again, and a funny thing happened. A big black came flying into the and lighted right on the 's back. He spread his , and danced up and down in time to the . The people thought he was part of the circus, and clapped their and laughed, but ran out into the ring, crying, "Oh, he's mine, he's mine! Please let me have him!"

he got a and climbed up the elephant, but kept out of his reach, and everybody laughed. So he came tumbling down again, and told Jack to try it. climbed up and crept along to the elephant's head—and then Jimmy flew up on his shoulder, and the clapped louder still.

hen Jack came down, the fished a penny out of his pocket, and offered to buy Jimmy Crow. "No, sir!" said . "Not for a hundred dollars! I'd rather have my crow than this whole circus."

A WHOLE BUNCH OF CRACKERS!