Bisson_rucker_billys.. - Rudy Rucker

The clowns made Billy’s father laugh. “There are no clowns in the jail,” he said.
Then the midget did a magic trick. “I almost wish I had gotten to know him
better,” said Billy’s father.
Billy had seen the trick before. The circus made him sad. “I miss my mother,” he
said.
“Don’t be such a crybaby,” said Billy’s father.
The circus went on and on. The clowns were doing the same
Billy was getting bored.
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stuff over and over.
Then a beautiful woman appeared on the trapeze and did a trick. Then she rode on
a horse standing up. The circus was almost over.
“Get a load of her,” said Billy’s father. “She looks almost sexy in those yellow
tights.”
“Mother!” shouted Billy. It was his mother.
She heard him. She jumped off the horse and ran up into the stands and gave Billy
a big hug. Everybody clapped. They all thought it was part of the show.
“That midget made me appear in the circus,” she whispered. “Help me escape.”
Billy hid her under the seat so no one noticed. It was made of boards.
“The circus is stupid,” she whispered. “I want to go home.”
“Me too,” said Billy.
“You two shut up,” said Billy’s father. He was still laughing at the clowns.
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