Edna Groff Deihl

“ One day Jimmy decided to be a circus man. “I will have trained dogs!” he said.
Daddy taught him some tricks. First they got a big barrel-hoop. Troubles and Bubbles did not want to jump through it at first, but soon they learned how. Then they thought it heaps of fun.
Soon they could do lots of tricks. They sat up and begged. Bubbles could not hold his front paws as gracefully as Troubles.
It was so hard to teach them to walk! Bubbles seemed to be bow-legged, and Troubles pigeon-toed, but at last they succeeded in taking ten steps at a time. ”

“ Troubles sang high and Bubbles sang low.
But best of all they loved to play dead! They lay so still when Jimmy covered them with an old shawl, that sometimes it frightened him!
Then Jimmy had a birthday. His father said he might have a circus in the garage! They trimmed it with flags and bunting, and fixed up some soap boxes for a stage. Jimmy was so thankful for such a nice father, that he gave him a BIG HUG!
At last it was time for the circus. All the boys and girls in the neighborhood came. Jimmy charged a penny admission. ”