"Hello, there!" called the lion, in animal talk, which is the same all over the world. "Hello there! Who are you and where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm Blackie, a cat," was the answer. "Once I was a lost cat, but I'm not that way any longer. Who are you, if I may ask?"
CHAPTER XII
NERO AND THE TRAMP
Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake. His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared. Oh, such a loud roar as he gave! The ground shook.
"There! Now do you know who I am?" asked Nero.
Blackie, the cat who was once lost, seemed quite surprised at the way Nero acted. She looked at the lion and said: