He shouted:
“Danny-Do-Little does nothing at all,
He is too lazy to even play ball!”
“Try me and see,” cried Danny, and the Clown played ball with him and showed him one hundred and six ways of doing tricks with the wonderful red bouncing ball. Then he put up his hand, saying:
“See that finger aside my nose?
It’s time I were going goodness knows.”
Danny-Do-Little begged the Clown to stay but he gave him two tickets to the Circus which was to be held next week in On-Time-Town. He said:
“I’m very glad you admire my gown,
I’m off and away to On-Time-Town.”
Danny-Do-Little was amused for he had not said a single word about the Clown’s suit, but he was so sorry to see him go that he looked rather sad, but the Clown tossed him his wonderful red bouncing ball and cried: