Alf Löhr Pat De Caro

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It came as a surprise to everybody, 
young Miss Fortune had inherited the circus.
Why her, she was a trapeze artist who wanted to escape from the world. That’s why she had chosen to swing in such dangerous height.
Was it that she was the bravest? 
Monsiieur Circonstances had not left any explanation.
One would have thought that the strong woman, who was in charge of PR and had herself a lot of experience in running her show of porcelain figures would have been more suitable. Or Miss Lip Stick, a business minded trainer of birds that could stand still like statues. The lion tamer might have been good choice. He had a university degree in sociology. But he had some bad press lately. It was considered not to be politicly correct to tame animals. Instead, he performed now with dogs and cats, who were attested by a seriously looking Austrian doc, in a black three piece suit,  to have the subconscious wish,  to be lions. He called it the magnificent act of rewilding. It was a hit with some, but others found it a little pretentious.

Then there was the big Grey, a fully grown elephant who had the biggest brain. He occasional suffered from the German disease ‘Sehnsucht’, where he climbed the ladder up to the trapeze.  It was a great act but every time he did get up on the trapeze the big top would come down and everybody was covered under the tarpaulin and had to crawl out. ‘Schimmel’ the horse did not think it was funny, even thou everybody else laughed. I can see why Siniora Pagliaccio, or Mademoiselle Pierrot or Herr Dummkopf were not chosen to run the circus. But what about magician Messieurs Mysteriuex with his long black curls. He had a magic glass ball, to see into the future. That could come in handy with all the problems the circus was facing. First of all the circus had to find a tent that was rain proof.   When it rained or even just drizzled, the  trapeze would be too slippery. ‘Schimmel’ was afraid to catch a cold from the sneezing audiences. The white-faced clown was afraid her make-up would run down.  The circus performed less and less. Few noticed it because they were most switched to their little screens and had forgotten what a thrilling experience it is to be in a big top. New acts were badly needed and it was difficult to find venues. Many had now been turned into car parks or apartment buildings. “Why would they prefer a car park to a field where a circus , a place of pure magic, can perform?"  the elephant sight.  “May I remind you that most performances such as juggling, acrobatics, rope dancing and even the work of clowns remain largely rooted in skills and techniques developed as far back as ancient Egypt and China and during the Roman Empire. The show must go on.”  They all nodded and 
 walked through the town and handed out leaflets of their show.  The beautiful Miss Fortune had a plan........