Objects: A cane, a straw hat (give the idea of a circus barker).

[Start only when everyone is assembled. Put your straw hat on very carefully and then begin only after you have taken a very long look at the cane in your hand. Point with the cane and be sure to address the children.]

"Step right up, step right up, and come on in. You are about to see the greatest show on earth. Here you will see the most beautiful women, the most dangerous animals, and the highest flying men in the entire world. Step right up, step right up and see a man put his head inside of a lion's mouth, a man leap from one hundred feet into a barrel of water, and one of the wildest horse races held anywhere right here under the Big Top. There are women with beards, men with muscles bigger than beach balls, and more …