When I was maybe 7 or 8, I would watch every second of the TV commercial for the Ringling Bros circus with my face inches from the screen. I thought it was the most amazing and interesting thing in the world.
At the end of the commercial I saw that the dates of the show included my birthday, but I never dared to hope to go to the circus. My family never did anything like that because we had no money and the bills were treated like a member of the family.
At dinner one night my mom asked what I wanted for my birthday. I was expected to say something like a coloring book or a squirt gun, but I said I would like to go to the circus. Every head turned and the table fell silent. It was a bold move.
When my birthday came, instead of a present there was an envelope next to the birthday cake. Circus tickets for the whole family!
It was the best birthday I can remember, and I have loved the circus ever since. But when they took the elephants out, I knew it wouldn’t be long before it would be lost to history.
Just another thing in our culture the LIBS have taken from us!!!
What a great story!
What a beautiful story.
That was a pretty good story.
It was a bold move.
Ask yourself why did they take the elephants out? Do you dare?
What a beautiful childhood memory! Thank you for sharing it with us.