[Crowds of boys and girls came to see the animals.]
“Good-bye!” answered Shaggo, and he felt rather lonesome when Don had left. However, Tamba, Nero, and Tum Tum soon came back to the animal tent, after they had finished their tricks in the other big, white cloth “house,” so Shaggo had some one to talk to.
There were many busy days after this for the circus with which the mighty buffalo traveled. Each day the tent was set up in a new place, and [crowds of boys and girls], as well as men and women, [came to see the animals] and watch the men and women actors in the performing tent.
“But I am not sure whether or not I am glad I ran away,” thought the mighty buffalo from time to time, as he traveled about with the circus. “In one way I’m having a good time, and in another way I am not. If my shoulder would get well I think I could be happy here. But it is no fun to be in pain all the while.”
One day, when he had become quite tame, and had made friends with several of the circus men, Shaggo was taken out of his cage and led around the animal tent by a rope.
“What’s going to happen, Shaggo?” asked Tamba, the tame tiger. “Are they going to teach you tricks?”
“I don’t know,” answered the buffalo, as he limped around. And when they saw this limp the circus men shook their heads.
“He will never do for us,” one said. “We do not want a limping buffalo in the circus. He could never learn any tricks, and people do not care to pay money to see a lame animal.”