Bert was very funny as a clown, and he turned somersaults in the hay.
Once he landed on a hard place on the barn floor, and cried:
"Ouch!"
Everyone laughed at that, and they laughed harder when Bert made a
funny face as he rubbed his sore elbow.
Harry exhibited Snoop and Snap as the wild animals, but Snoop rather
spoiled the performance by not growling as a black tiger should.
"This tiger used to be very wild, ladies and gentlemen," said Harry,
"and no keeper dared go in the cage with him. But he is a good tiger
now, and loves his keeper," and Harry put his hand in, and stroked
Snoop, who purred happily.
"Oh, I think this is a lovely show!" exclaimed Nellie Johnson. "I'm
coming every day."
A little later, near the box which had been made into a cage for
Snoop, there came a loud noise. Snoop meowed very hard, and hissed as
he used to do when he saw a strange dog. At the same time something
went:
"Gobble-obblcobble!" Then came a great crash, more cries from Snoop
and out into the middle of the barn floor dashed the black cat with a
big, long-legged, feathered creature clinging to poor Snoop's tail.
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