“That’s high enough–don’t go up any farther!” cried the Bold Tin Soldier.
“Yes, I am high enough now,” said the Clown. “Watch me hang by my toes!”
He began turning over as he clung to the string, and, as he did so, he began to sway to and fro, like the pendulum of a clock.
“Look out! Look out for the blazing gas light! You’ll be burned!” suddenly called the Rag Doll.
And as she spoke, the Clown on the dangling string came too near the gas flame. His baggy trousers, one leg red and the other yellow, began to smoke.
“Oh, the Calico Clown is burning! He will catch fire!” cried the Candy Rabbit. “Will no one save him?”
“Yes, I’ll save the Calico Clown!” cried the Bold Tin Soldier, and he drew his shining sword. “I will save him!”