Catch a Crooked Clown
““What’s going on?” Sean yelled. He stopped his bike next to Brian’s and hopped off. “There’s one way to find out,” Brian said, “but we’ll have to make it fast. It’s got to be at least four o’clock, and we’re supposed to be home by five.” He leaned his bike into a nearby rack and ran down the sidewalk to join the crowd, which was opposite the open main doors of a small shopping mall. Sean was right behind him.
Stumbling in his very large shoes, a clown in a wild green wig and a baggy costume pus...hed through the crowd. His painted grin and black crisscross eyes made him look as though he’d burst out laughing at any minute. Flip-flopping along, he handed out balloons and flyers.
Brian reached for a flyer and read it. “Hey Sean,” he said, “the Star-Spangled Circus will have its grand-opening performance tomorrow evening. Want to go?”
“Sure,” Sean said, but his attention was on the small monkey that rode on the clown’s left shoulder. The monkey wore a loose leather collar that was attached to a short leash, and the monkey kept jerking at the collar, as though he were unhappy about being tied up.MoreLess
Stumbling in his very large shoes, a clown in a wild green wig and a baggy costume pus...hed through the crowd. His painted grin and black crisscross eyes made him look as though he’d burst out laughing at any minute. Flip-flopping along, he handed out balloons and flyers.
Brian reached for a flyer and read it. “Hey Sean,” he said, “the Star-Spangled Circus will have its grand-opening performance tomorrow evening. Want to go?”
“Sure,” Sean said, but his attention was on the small monkey that rode on the clown’s left shoulder. The monkey wore a loose leather collar that was attached to a short leash, and the monkey kept jerking at the collar, as though he were unhappy about being tied up.MoreLess
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