Andrei Lubensky

“ Red caught the ears with his left hand and took out from his top hat a hare. "A hare! A hare!" cried the spectators and again began to applaud.
"It is not a hare!" suddenly said the Elemoont recognising the Russian hare of the trolley–bus. "What, it is not a hare?" were astonished the spectators, "Who is saying it?"
"He said it himself, that he was not a real hare," announced the Elemoont, "I had heard it myself with my own ears!" And he stirred his ears for convincing.
"Are you hearing? A hare is not a hare!" said people in the second row. "The hare is not real!" ”

“ Here the Elemoont remembered what it was written in the ticket: ‘The tamer of the Universe, Mr. Red's world-wide special attraction.’
"He does not suffer from modesty," thought the Elemoont and heard on the spot, "Any modesty only hindered such business as the tame of the Universe!" Very likely, it was Mr. Red's thought. At once after the click of the tamer's whip, the tiger stopped, arched its back -- red sparks fell from it -- and suddenly loudly purred. Then it came to the tamer and lay down near his feet. Rejoicing monkeys rushed on theirs ponies behind the scenes. ”

“ Fast ponies with little monkeys in silvery man's sleeveless jackets sitting on theirs backs raced along the circus ring. The monkeys jumped from one little horse to other making dizzy tricks in the air. ”