Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus

n, fell Ben Hall. And, as Bunny Brown and his sister Sue

ht to fall, Ben began turning over and over. Over and over he turned, first his feet and then

! look!"

him do that?" a

hought they were going to be frightened when they saw Ben slip and

en turning over and o

ikes to do it

for that is what he was doing; turning one somersaul

ded safely on his feet in a soft p

exclai

cried Bun

shouted Bunker Blue.

e out of breath. "I slipped, and when I found I was going to fa

would be harder,"

now how," answe

arn how?" Bunke

about that now. I must fasten the rope to the beam, and then

ue. "You won't go on a hig

ould like to turn somersaults in the a

u get bigger. You'

rn somersaults," said

girls, anyhow," f

looked at

d to turn those somersaults in the ai

quickly. "I'll tell you all about it after

hen. The little boy was looking up to see from what a height Ben had falle

soon they had fastened up the ropes of the trapeze. They pulled hard on

tied on the two lower ends of the r

r, after he had swung on the trapeze fo

loor where some hay had been s

of a net as they do in

en't got any n

the hay is a new ki

trapeze, just as he had seen the men do in the ci

fine. Now turn yourself inside

o easy things on the trapeze. Turning yourself inside out

ny, but soon his arm

y much like a swing, as I have told you, only, instead of a board, it had only a stick to which

d jump," a

afraid,"

to jump from the trapeze into the soft hay. That's what they

ou sur

ump now, and se

them was jumping from the trapeze. The little boy looked down at the pile of hay

nny, jump!"

ht. Here

d or two, he was afraid he was going to be hurt. But, the next thing he kn

cried Bu

at well!" s

in a circus

good?" aske

it was very good for such a small

ng to do it lots and lots of times, an

advised Ben. "Try the ea

into the soft hay. He was not at all afraid now,

ker Blue put his strong arms under her so, in case she slipped, she would

ing and turn somersaults and drop off into the hay from away up near the roof of the

our circus?" asked Bu

ur grandfather lets me stay here

Bunny said. "I'll tell him

nker and I will practise some

played about in the barn. Bunny found

aid. "The slats are just like the bars of

will you put in th

plash. He is going to be h

r Splash. You'll squash him all up. I'm not going to

age for Splash. We can get a li

ok at the circus trapezes, and play. Bunker Blue and Ben were not with them

ff into the hay as Ben had taught him, the little fellow began climbing

here you goin

nt to see how

wn, or I'll go and tell mamma! She

going very

s he spoke to Sue, his foot slipped, and down

e. "Oh, Bunny! You

s caught hold of a round of the ladder, and there he clung,