Mr. Cannelloni's Circus
Mr. Cannelloni’s circus has been operating for generations—ever since his great-grandfather started it one hundred years ago. But with ticket sales dropping and the circus equipment falling into disrepair, the future of Cannelloni’s Circus looks bleak, especially when a strict special inspector arrives to look things over. Luckily Mr. Cannelloni’s wife, Rosita—once a daring tightrope walker—has some new bold stunts in mind. With the help of a snake woman, a strongman, daredevil horsemen, and other circus performers, Rosita launches “Operation Hannibal.” Will her risky rescue plan be enough to save Mr. Cannelloni’s Circus?
Mr. Cannelloni’s circus has been operating for generations—ever since his great-grandfather started it one hundred years ago. But with ticket sales dropping and the circus equipment falling into disrepair, the future of Cannelloni’s Circus looks bleak, especially when a strict special inspector arrives to look things over.
Luckily Mr. Cannelloni’s wife, Rosita—once a daring tightrope walker—has some new bold stunts in mind. With the help of a snake woman, a strongman, daredevil horsemen, and other circus performers, Rosita launches “Operation Hannibal.” Will her risky rescue plan be enough to save Mr. Cannelloni’s Circus?
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Onto the stage stepped Boris Bubka, the king of opera<br />
houses and concert halls, who greeted the audience<br />
in six languages. The crowd jumped to their feet to applaud<br />
him. At last, Boris raised his long arms to quiet the crowd.<br />
The opera singer thanked them for coming and explained<br />
what an important part they were playing in saving the<br />
grand traditions of the Cannelloni <strong>Circus</strong>.<br />
At last Boris began to introduce the midget, Valeri, calling<br />
him a rare natural talent. “And there is only one way that<br />
my new partner dares to enter the stage—the way he’s done<br />
it for fifteen years!”<br />
The lights were dimmed and then there was a loud rumble.<br />
With a burst of light, the human cannonball, Valeri, rocketed<br />
from the old cannon and into the safety net. The astonished<br />
audience leaped to their feet again, rewarding the stunt<br />
with more enthusiastic round of applause.<br />
Valeri walked up to Boris and stood beside him shyly. The pair<br />
could not have looked more different. Opera singer Boris was<br />
an international star. For him, this was just another performance,<br />
and he didn’t have to feel nervous about anything<br />
like this anymore. Beside Boris stood Valeri, half Boris’s size<br />
and for the first time in his life dressed in a tailcoat—sewn<br />
specifically for him. He felt weak at the knees.<br />
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