“I wish to see the big parade,” said Teddie.
Then Humpty Dumpty began to cry and fuss and say he would not roll at all unless he could see the elephants and the ponies.
The manager said, “Very well; if you are brave, you may ride in the wagon with the tamest lion.”
Mama Roly-Poly shuddered and Papa Roly-Poly said they were very comfortable in the tent, but the little Roly-Polys said they were not afraid of even a fierce lion.
So it was arranged that they should ride with the lion in the big parade.
The time came for the parade. The little Roly-Polys were a bit scared when they thought of the lion.
A man opened the door of a big wagon and helped the little Roly-Polys inside.
There sat the lion at the end of the cage. He had his back turned toward them.