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Ha ha ha ha!

Thank you.

Good day, Mr. Collins.

Good day, Vicky.

I brought that colic medicine you asked my father to make. Oh, thanks for

bringing it over.

How much do I owe you?

Nothing. Well, that's very kind.

He just asked me to remind you that he's a doctor, not a horse doctor.

Well, he shouldn't be so good at it.

Dan!

Dan!

He's never here when you... Yes, Dad? Oh, hello, Victoria.

Hello.

Here's the medicine for the old mare.

Oh, good.

Do you want to come and hold her?

Not now. We'll give it later with her feed.

There's that new horse to break in first.

Steady, boy.

Easy, boy.

Steady.

That's it.

Easy, boy.

Steady, boy.

That's it.

Thunder, that's his name.

And he deserves it.

It was weeks before he even got used to the halter.

He must have been badly treated.

Can I help?

No, wait till I get the bridle on him. I know you've got a way with horses, but

it'll be safer.

Remember what it was like, Beauty?

Steady, Thunder.

Steady.

Easy.

You should have seen him.

It took Dan and Mr. Collins nearly an hour just to get the bridle on him. And

there he was, dancing all by himself.

What, the horse?

No, the clown.

Clown. It's more interesting than your old horse.

At least I didn't make him up. I didn't. Now, come along. It's not like you two

to quarrel.

If you say you saw this horse, I believe you.

And if Kevin says he saw a clown in the woods, I believe him, too.

So do I. Well, I don't. You would if you'd seen him.

If I showed you his hat, you'd believe me then.

I picked up his hat and put it on the stool.

But it was here.

He must have come back and taken them away.

It was a good story anyway.

Hold him steady.

Stop him, Dan.

You'll break his neck. Go on, Beauty. Stop him.

Well done, Beauty.

Well done.

What are you doing? Nothing.

Spying on me?

You're too soft with him, boy.

You've got to show him who's the master.

Right, my lad.

Now you're for it.

Now hold him down. Keep him steady.

I'm sorry I startled you, but you shouldn't have been spying on me. We

We've never seen you before.

Yes, you have.

The other day when I was practicing.

Practicing what?

To be a clown, of course.

Hold him, Dad.

Stay on him.

Stay on him, Dad.

Are you all right, Dad?

No thanks to him.

No more.

That's it.

Finished.

It's all over.

I've been in circuses ever since I can remember.

Always looking after the animals.

Dogs, elephants, even the lions.

I always wanted to do something more important, but it never worked out.

Why? Well, I tried the high wire, but I can't stand heights.

Then I tried the slack wire, but I kept falling out.

Then they gave me a chance at being the strong man.

I was too skinny.

Didn't eat enough.

That's just it.

Everybody laughed at me.

So, the ringmaster said, why don't I have a shot at being a clown?

What happened?

Oh, it was a disaster.

It was the only time nobody laughed.

I just wasn't ready.

That's why I came here. To work up an act before the season starts.

We'll help you if you like.

Yes. We could be the audience.

And you could try things out.

Audience? Two.

I tell you one thing.

I'd like to get my hands on whoever had that horse first.

They treated him so badly they ruined him.

What do you mean, Dad?

I mean he's unmanageable. He's a danger to everyone.

He's only fit for the slaughterers. You can't.

You must be able to do something.

Oh, not anymore.

If you think you can, go ahead.

If you can break him in, he's yours.

Surely you're going to prevent Vicky and Kevin from carrying on. With what?

Well, you don't really believe that young man is a clown.

Oh, no, no.

Or that Vicky can tame a horse that the experts have given up. Well, no, not

really. Well, then why aren't you going to stop them before it's too late? Well,

because I think it would be wrong to stop them. They're both championing lost

causes. I think that's a good thing.

Good morning, Thunder.

There's a good boy.

It's not going to be easy.

Is it, Beauty?

We're the only friends he's got left.

Well, Beauty could have been just like Thunder if he'd been badly treated at

first. And he's really going to be yours if you break him in.

It's going to be difficult.

Will you help me? We can't. We promised to help Andy with his juggling. He keeps

dropping everything.

Come on, Robbie.

Here.

It never fails.

You just flick the tray, and the teaspoons fly up and land in the cups.

Stand back.

Here we go.

One, two, three.

And, um, how are your projects going?

Oh, well, Rome wasn't built in a day.

Well, never mind, there's a tea party on Saturday.

Tea party?

Hmm, for the farm workers' children. You'll enjoy that.

What is it, beauty?

Do you want to come in too?

Of course.

Clever, clever beauty.

Go on.

Well, we've got a dozen of them coming to a party on Saturday if you came you'd

have an audience a real audience And you could try everything out

I'd

never have believed it I was coming to pick up the pieces.

How did you do it, Vicky?

I should have realised it before.

Thunder was lonely.

Well, Black Beauty made me let him in and I just sat for a little while they

became friends.

Will he let you ride him now?

I don't know.

But it's time to find out.

Wobble. Thunder!

Are you all right, Vicky?

It's no use, is it? I'm just not funny.

Perhaps if you did it a little quicker.

No.

The other clowns are all better.

I thought I could find something different.

I should have stuck to the animals.

Whoa there, boy. Whoa there. Whoa there.

Easy. Easy.

You stay here.

Whoa there, boy.

Easy does it.

Easy, boy.

Easy. Easy. Is he all right?

Come on, boy. Where are you going?

To free him.

He'll hurt himself.

No. Leave this to me.

You have to know how to talk to them.

What's his name?

Thunder.

I'd better walk him back.

Walk him?

He needs some exercise.

Don't you, Thunder?

Watch out!

That's Andy.

Do you think he'll be all right?

He's going to hurt himself.

I'd better get Mr. Collins.

Better get your father.

There's a good boy.

Feeling better.

He was a bit skittish.

You really do know about horses.

I should do.

I spent all my life with them.

Circus horses.

I've just had a marvellous idea.

All right.

Be quiet, please.

Come on, the clown's ready, children. You can sit down now.

Quick, quick.

And now, a special attraction.

Look, kids, no feet.

Anybody got any stirrups?

I really must get some stirrups.

You know, by bicycle.

I think I'll try it this way, Ralph.

Ah, that's better.

Wait a moment.

Anybody seen his head?

Where's his head gone?

I'm sure he had a head.

Oh.

I think I'm slipping.

Somebody give me a leg up.

Hey. Oh.

Oh. Oh, wait for me.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa there, Thunder.

Wait for me.

Oh. Oh, this ground's hard.

I think I found a pistol.

Oh, Mr. Daisy.

Is that her?

I'm the king of the castle.

Oh, it's a lovely beautiful up here.

Well, I'd never have known it was the same horse.

Well, I've got to admit it, Vicky, you've done what I couldn't do.

You've won him fair and square.

It wasn't me, Mr. Collins.

It was Andy.

You can't say that.

Just as Kevin and Robbie gave me the encouragement to keep on trying, Black

Beauty and you gave Thunder the trust to accept me.

Well, however it was, it was a superb display of writing.

He's all yours, Vicky.

Go on, Vicki.

Well, we've been thinking about that.

Our beauty might only get jealous if Thunder was always here.

So we think Andy should have him.

If you want him.

I want him, all right.

But I'll pay you for him.

Out of my first week's wages.

There isn't a circus in the country I couldn't go to now.

So just say the word, and I'll get a job for all three of you in the circus.

All right, beauty.

You as well.