Mr Galliano's Circus Story Collection by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Classics, Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure, General
ISBN: 9781444930122
Publisher: Hachette Children's
Published: 2016-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

‘Cheer up, Jimmy,’ said Lilliput. ‘We’ll get Lucky soon, never fear!’

Lotta disappears

The next morning Jimmy awoke early and lay thinking about Lucky. Where was she? Was she missing him? Did she wonder why her little master was not with her to pet her and feed her? For the first time tears came into Jimmy’s eyes and he sniffed so loudly that Lilliput awoke. Jemima heard the sniff too, and awoke. She wriggled out of Jimmy’s bed, sat on the bed-rail and chattered at them. She looked so comical that Jimmy had to smile.

‘Breakfast!’ said Lilliput, smelling a good smell of bacon frying. ‘Come on, Jimmy!’

After breakfast the two, with Jemima, set out to find Ma Lightfoot. She lived in a tiny house, with three parrots, two monkeys, one fox cub, three cats, and four dogs. Jimmy could hardly hear himself speak, because the parrots made so much noise. Jemima shrieked with joy when she saw the two monkeys in their cage, and at once sat on the top and chattered to them.

Ma Lightfoot was a very kindly woman, with light, piercing eyes and big gentle hands. She had been in a circus when she was young, and had trained many animals. Now she kept animals for those who wanted to board them out for a while, so hers was always an exciting house to go to. You never knew if you were going to meet a young bear in the shed, or tame white rats all over the place!

Lilliput told Ma Lightfoot all about Jimmy and Lucky, and she nodded her head.

‘Yes,’ she said. ‘I have heard of this boy and his clever dog. He has the same gift as I have – he understands and loves, and so all animals and birds are his friends. Be quiet, Polly. Be quiet, Sally!’

The parrots stopped screeching, and one tried to catch Jemima’s tail. Jemima threw a handful of seed at her. She screeched again, and the third one said, very solemnly, ‘Pop goes the weasel!’

When the animals and birds had quietened down once more, and Jimmy had removed the fox cub from his knee, where it would keep biting off his coat buttons, Lilliput asked Ma Lightfoot what he wanted to know.

‘Is there anyone in this town who would buy a stolen animal, meaning to resell it when he had a chance?’ said Lilliput. Ma Lightfoot nodded her head.

‘Yes,’ she said. ‘There’s Charlie Tipps. You’ve heard of him, I dare say. He was turned out of all the circuses for stealing. Never could keep his hands off other people’s belongings. He’d buy Lucky, hide her away, and sell her to another circus when he got the chance. You’d better go and see him. Maybe you could frighten him, and he’d give you back Lucky.’

Jimmy wanted to be off at once, so the boy, the man, and the monkey set off to the address Ma Lightfoot had given them. Jimmy was full of ideas. He was quite sure that Charlie Tipps had bought Lucky, and would be hiding her somewhere in the house.

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