On the backs of the horses rode
men and women with scarlet cloaks, carrying spears tipped with
glittering silver.
Then came a herd of elephants, swinging themselves along, now and then
sucking up dust from the street and blowing it on their big backs to
keep off the flies. Men rode on top of the elephants' heads.
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid, Dinah!" said Freddie over and over
again.
Ponies, camels, donkeys, more horses, more elephants and other animals
went past in the parade.
Then came the gilded wagons, filled with gaily dressed men and women
who nodded, smiled and waved their hands at the crowds in the streets.
Bert looked up at the window where Mr. Weston was perched with his
camera, and saw him taking moving pictures.
"Oh, look! There's a lion in a cage!" cried Freddie, suddenly.
Just then the big beast sent out a roar that seemed to shake the very
ground, and he threw himself against the bars of his cage.
"Oh, he's going to get out! He's going to get out!" came the cry and
the people rushed back away from the street.
"No danger! No danger!" shouted the circus men.
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