The New Neighbors

It was a day like any other. We were whiling away the afternoon, waiting for show time to come around, when out of nowhere some new caravans rolled into the lot.

I don't know if it's common practice for a circus to show up while another circus is already occupying a space, but here we were with some new neighbors!

True, they weren't there to perform. They only came to rest a few days before heading over to England.

"Rest?" you say, "Circus people?"

Contradictory, I know. But these were special circumstances. They had to let their horses out!

Now, if you're anything like me, you can guess my reaction (horsies!!). They parked their trailors, opened the doors and out came four beautiful horses and the most ridiculous (in other words adorable) little pony ever. There were also three cats, a dog and a rooster.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!




It was fun to have the horses there for a couple of days, although it did tend to leave audience members perplexed. They would come to see the show, see a bunch of horses outside, and then not see any during the actual performance. The amount of times various people of the troupe had to explain, "They're not ours..."

Oops.

Although the real oops of the matter is that upon their departure, they very thoughtfully neglected to remove the manure from the site. Nothing like the strong stench of barn in the morning. But then, you can't choose your neighbors.