"No," replied the Hyena. "I was the only creature that laughed, and I only did it to prove that I was a real hyena."
"I had a bully time yesterday," said the Monkey.
"Did you?" replied the Giraffe. "What was it interested you?"
"What interested me? Why, looking at the children, of course! They're too funny for anything."
"Humph!" said the Elephant, "I'm going to resign from this circus."
"What's the matter?" asked the Leopard.
"I only received one pea-nut yesterday," replied the Elephant, "and that got mislaid in my trunk."
"Oh dear!" sighed the Hippopotamus. "I am so tired of this circus life. I wish some nice little boy would buy me for a pet. I'd love to sit in a little boy's lap and have him call me Fido, and let me crawl into his bed and bite his toes every morning like a puppy-dog."
"I don't see why boxes are so popular," said the Elephant, as he gazed about the arena. "I prefer a bag."
"A bag?" laughed the Hyena.