Harper and the Circus of Dreams by Cerrie Burnell

Author:Cerrie Burnell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781510715691
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2017-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

THE CHILDREN OF THE CIRCUS

To Liesel’s amazement there wasn’t just one storm-stirrer, but a whole troupe rehearsing in the heavens of the circus—a landscape of hot air balloons that bobbed like silky moons. She scrambled after Rat to the very top of a huge indigo balloon to watch a display of cartwheels and acrobatics.

A small pink dove flew into her hair, mistaking it for a nest, and Liesel giggled, tucking her violin safely away and cupping the bird in her hands.

A flash of a white-tipped tail caught Liesel’s eye as Midnight strolled across a balloon. She waved as Harper, Nate, Smoke, and Ferdie appeared at the top of the ladder. The performing children stilled their rehearsal and stared cautiously at the wolf. They were afraid of seeing such a fierce creature so close, and without a leash.

The air was so still it felt solid, but Harper knew what to do. She picked up her Mexican banjo and played a few bars of a lively tune. Ferdie followed on the button accordion, and Nate started tooting on the trumpet.

Liesel jumped up and began pirouetting around the wolf, her feet as fast as raindrops. Smoke howled, and with a sudden bound, raced in a ring around the heavens of the circus, her fur still dappled with stars, making her look like a firework. The storm-stirrers cheered.

Rat added a new melody on the melodeon, and Skylar began to sing. Birds came dipping and diving from the sky in a stunning storm of falling feathers. For a moment every child smiled, the music binding them together with the promise of new friendships.

When the song finished, all the circus kids gathered around the wolf in amazement, and Nate told them the wonderful story of how he had found her as a pup, mistaken her for a dog, and brought her home.

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