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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<strong>Mr</strong>. Cannelloni joined strongman Budo von Bismarck<br />
at a table. The two men had known each other for<br />
two decades. Budo was a kind-hearted giant, literally the<br />
carrying force of the circus. He could effortlessly throw hay<br />
bales to the elephants and horses, erect the tent with its heavy<br />
poles, and pull out wagons that were stuck in mud and place<br />
them back on the road. Cannelloni deeply respected Budo’s<br />
strength. He himself wasn’t brawny—paunchy was perhaps<br />
a better description.<br />
But <strong>Mr</strong>. Cannelloni had other assets. That’s what his mother<br />
had always said. Sometimes he tried to think of his strengths,<br />
but the list never got too long. He’d always believed that he<br />
had succeeded in managing the circus he had inherited from<br />
his father two decades earlier. But now he was no longer<br />
certain of that.<br />
During the past year, the circus had gotten into financial<br />
trouble. They’d had to repair this and that over the winter.<br />
Repair work never comes cheap; that was something Cannelloni<br />
had learned from experience. After all the necessary<br />
renovations for spring had been finished, and it was time to<br />
set out for the European tour, the cashbox was nearly empty.<br />
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