{"id":5281,"date":"2023-09-09T08:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T08:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:21:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:21:27","slug":"tales-from-the-town-126-the-circus-an-ethel-a-to-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/09\/09\/tales-from-the-town-126-the-circus-an-ethel-a-to-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #126: The Circus (An Ethel A To Z)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Day Out<\/strong> – The others said it was cheating to use this for A<\/strong> but I don’t care what they say.<\/p>\n

Big Wheel<\/strong> – It went round and around until we got on and then it stopped. Everyone blamed Claire except Claire, who blamed everyone except Claire.<\/p>\n

Candy Floss<\/strong> – Mum said we wouldn’t like this and she was right<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Dagger Throwing <\/strong>– We are NEVER allowed to do this at home.<\/p>\n

Eggs (Pickled)<\/strong> – “It’s not a picnic without pickled eggs” says Mum (and no one else).<\/p>\n

Fortune Teller<\/strong> – Apparently Tina’s going to get married! To a boy! <\/p>\n

Gargantuan<\/strong> – What an amazing word. “The circus was gargantuan<\/em>!”<\/p>\n

Horror (House Of)<\/strong> – Daniel had a nose bleed in here.<\/p>\n

Idiots (AKA Clowns)<\/strong> – They grow their faces in jars. Maybe they should keep them there.<\/p>\n

Jugglers<\/strong> – Mum hates jugglers but will never tell us why. She wouldn’t let them teach us anything. We weren’t even allowed to watch.<\/p>\n

King<\/strong> – Tina said he wasn’t the real King but then why was he wearing a crown?<\/p>\n

Lady Luck<\/strong> – She told us we’d win but we didn’t win a thing (except for Daniel but he was cheating). Never trust Lady Luck!<\/p>\n

Mirrors (Hall Of) <\/strong>– This made Claire absolutely furious<\/strong>! <\/p>\n

Night<\/strong> – It was day when we went in, but night when we came out. I said this was magical and Mum agreed but then Claire said it was just the passing of time and she stamped in a puddle to prove it. (I still thought it was magical!)<\/p>\n

Oracle<\/strong> – Apparently Tina’s going to get married! To a different boy!<\/p>\n

Pennies<\/strong> – I found four and Tina found three but Claire and Daniel found EIGHT!<\/strong> But then I found a pound so who won really? (Claire and Daniel did it was a draw).<\/p>\n

Queen<\/strong> – Tina said she wasn’t the real Queen but then why was she drinking all that tea?<\/p>\n

Robots<\/strong> – Supposedly these aren’t “traditional”. But they were the best bit!<\/p>\n

Selkie<\/strong> – Basically a mermaid. It’s a good thing Dad wasn’t here or he’d have gone all weird again.<\/p>\n

Taffy<\/strong> – Mum said we wouldn’t like this and she was wrong<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Unicyclists<\/strong> – (see Jugglers<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Vampire<\/strong> – Mum said he wasn’t a vampire he was the ringmaster but he was definitely a vampire you could tell it was obvious.<\/p>\n

Water<\/strong> – \u00a35<\/p>\n

Xtremely Unfunny<\/strong> – We didn’t laugh once (not even Daniel).<\/p>\n

Y<\/strong> – Good question!<\/p>\n

Zebras<\/strong> – There were some horses and that was as close as we ever got to a Z<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. Written between the 11th and the 14th of July, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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