Even before (T) Dan said anything, all Kit could think about was the clowns. The clowns… the creepy clowns with their painted on big smiles that give Kit nightmares. Here he was standing in front of the Barlows Great North American Circus poster with his best friend Dan, and all Kit can think about is the scary clowns.
Kit and Dan are life-long friends, in fact they share the same birthday, October 31. They are 13 years old, but Kit is thirteen minutes older than Dan. Kit always likes to tease Dan about being the “older one!”
The boys like all the same things, and in their small town of Smyrna the boys spend their days playing baseball, riding bikes, and fishing on the Smyrna Creek that runs through the town.
Kit and Dan have been in all …show more content…
Look at all the animals. We can see lions, elephants, tigers and leopards! We’ve never seen any of those creatures except on the internet!”
Kit gulped and said, “I would love to see all the animals, especially the lions, but I think my parents won’t let me go on a school night.” Kit hopes Dan won’t get suspicious about the real reason he didn’t want to go to the circus.
Dan didn’t let it go though. Next (T) he said, “Look at this! There will be acrobats, bare-backed riders and trapeze artists! You know you want to see the tight rope walkers! I wonder if they’ll have a net under …show more content…
What did you do that for?” Dan said as he looks at Kit, shaking the ice off his foot. “I’m not feeling well all of a sudden. I think I need to go home…now!” Kit mumbles (V) with a half scared-half sickly look on his face. He then bolts (V) out of his seat. But Dan grabs his arm and pulls him back to his seat pleading (V), “What’s up? I can tell some-thing is not quite right.”
Kit wouldn’t look at Dan. He just covered his face with his hands and says shamefully, “I’m terrified of clowns! Their white painted faces with those big fake smiles in bright red frighten the daylights out of me! They really scare me ever since I visited my cousin, Mi-chael, in Daytona. He hid in his closet until I was sound asleep. Then he stood over my bed and growled (V) my name in a creepy voice. I woke up to see this scary clown with a big red smile and sharp pointy teeth.”
“I screamed so loud that everyone came running in to the room to find me terrified and Michael laughing obnoxiously. Ever since that time I’ve been deathly afraid of all clowns.” Kit said quietly, barely above a whisper.
Dan reaches over and pats Kit on the back and reassures Kit by saying, “Oh Michael has always been such a jerk! Don't let him ruin the circus for you. It will be fine. I’m here…just watch the
Kit and Dan are life-long friends, in fact they share the same birthday, October 31. They are 13 years old, but Kit is thirteen minutes older than Dan. Kit always likes to tease Dan about being the “older one!”
The boys like all the same things, and in their small town of Smyrna the boys spend their days playing baseball, riding bikes, and fishing on the Smyrna Creek that runs through the town.
Kit and Dan have been in all …show more content…
Look at all the animals. We can see lions, elephants, tigers and leopards! We’ve never seen any of those creatures except on the internet!”
Kit gulped and said, “I would love to see all the animals, especially the lions, but I think my parents won’t let me go on a school night.” Kit hopes Dan won’t get suspicious about the real reason he didn’t want to go to the circus.
Dan didn’t let it go though. Next (T) he said, “Look at this! There will be acrobats, bare-backed riders and trapeze artists! You know you want to see the tight rope walkers! I wonder if they’ll have a net under …show more content…
What did you do that for?” Dan said as he looks at Kit, shaking the ice off his foot. “I’m not feeling well all of a sudden. I think I need to go home…now!” Kit mumbles (V) with a half scared-half sickly look on his face. He then bolts (V) out of his seat. But Dan grabs his arm and pulls him back to his seat pleading (V), “What’s up? I can tell some-thing is not quite right.”
Kit wouldn’t look at Dan. He just covered his face with his hands and says shamefully, “I’m terrified of clowns! Their white painted faces with those big fake smiles in bright red frighten the daylights out of me! They really scare me ever since I visited my cousin, Mi-chael, in Daytona. He hid in his closet until I was sound asleep. Then he stood over my bed and growled (V) my name in a creepy voice. I woke up to see this scary clown with a big red smile and sharp pointy teeth.”
“I screamed so loud that everyone came running in to the room to find me terrified and Michael laughing obnoxiously. Ever since that time I’ve been deathly afraid of all clowns.” Kit said quietly, barely above a whisper.
Dan reaches over and pats Kit on the back and reassures Kit by saying, “Oh Michael has always been such a jerk! Don't let him ruin the circus for you. It will be fine. I’m here…just watch the