came camels
and troops of horses. There were also a number of small boys and some
girls who were following the circus to the lot where the big tents were
already being put up.

"Say, I just like to see them!" cried Bunny as the elephants swung past
the "Ark," which some of the country boys took to be one of the circus
wagons broken down. "Elephants are great! I guess I'm going to be an
elephant rider when I grow up, instead of a policeman," he said, as he
saw men sitting on the heads of the big elephants while they lumbered
heavily along.

"It would be fun to ride on one of them," said Sue. "But come on, Uncle
Tad. Take us to the circus. We want to see the parade."

"We want to see _everything_," added Bunny.

"The side shows and _everything_, and, please, Mother, may we have some
peanuts and popcorn?"

"Oh, I don't want you eating a lot of things that will make you ill,"
said Mrs. Brown.

"I mean to feed to the elephants," said Bunny. "Elephants love popcorn
and peanuts a lot. Of course Sue and I could eat a little," he added.

"Well, a _very_ little," agreed his mother. "Elephants are not made ill
so easily as little boys. But get ready, if you are going."

It did not take the children and Uncle Tad long to get ready. As it was
quite a distance from where the "Ark" was stationed beside the road to
the circus ground, Uncle Tad hired Mr. Jason to drive him and the
children over in the wagon.

"Oh, I see the tents!" cried Bunny, as they neared the ground.

"And I hear the music!" added Sue. "But we mustn't miss the parade."

The children were just in time for this, and when they had seen the
procession wind its way about the streets they went back to the big
white tents. Then the circus began.

What Bunny and Sue saw you can well imagine, for I think most of you
have been to a circus, once at least. There were the wild animals--the
lions and the tigers in their cages, the funny monkeys, the long-necked
giraffes--and then came the performance. The clowns did funny tricks,
the acrobats leaped high in the air, or fell into the springy nets. All
this the children saw, and they ate some popcorn and peanuts, but fed
more than they ate to the elephants.

Uncle Tad seemed to enjoy himself, too, though, every once in a while
he would lean over and say to Bunny and Sue:

"Aren't you tired? Let's go home!"

And the performance was not half through! Bunny and Sue just looked at
him and smiled. They knew he was jok