“I’ll be glad to take Lazy Tom home,” Connie offered.
Getting the cat from Veve’s room, she carried him to Mrs. Moseley’s house and then returned home for her own supper.
“You’re rather late, Connie,” her mother chided her. “Too busy a day?”
“Planning a circus is such hard work,” Connie replied. “But it’s a lot of fun and we may make money for the Brownies. Only we’ll have to get busy right away!”
At school the next day she told the other Brownies about plans for the circus. All the girls were eager to help. In fact, they became so interested in making plans that it was difficult to keep their minds on their school work.
Eileen, who was clever with a pen, made posters to tack up in the classroom. Then each girl listed the things she could do or the animals she would furnish for the menagerie.
“I know what we can use for a bear!” cried Sunny. “My mother has a big bearskin rug I can wear!”
“Barney Adams has a pet goat and a cart,” contributed Jane. “I think maybe I can borrow it if I work him right.”
“I have some pet snails, a toad and a beautiful garter snake,” Eileen added. “I’ll bring them. Then we can make paper collars for our dogs and cats.”
“And decorate the wheels of our bicycles for the grand parade,” said Belinda. “Oh, I hope we make loads of money.”