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The Four o clocks and the circus tale unfolding
In a garden a timid Four o clock seed learns to brave a hidden stone with aid from a vine over a fence. A circus crowd in the ring hears animal quips as a trainer averts a possible disaster. A Red Hen story ends with the hen feeding herself bread. Zoma the elder reflects on gratitude and progress. Forepaugh's circus visit in 1892 Tecumseh Alabama features Hector the lion frightening a crowd.
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Ethel
Forepaugh
Alabama
Tecumseh
Hector