{First Name or Nickname} had waited such a long time
for the circus to come to town.
He had always dreamed of seeing the lions,
elephants, and clowns.
Now the time had finally come.
{First Name or Nickname} was going to see
that in the town of {Hometown},
his dreams can become a reality.

"Welcome children, young and old,
to the greatest show around.
Welcome to the place where animals,
magic, and entertainment can be found.
Step right up and take your seat,
inside the tent so grand,"
a friendly clown said to {First Name or Nickname}
and his friends at the ticket stand.

{Friends} stood patiently
and waited to sit in place.
Suddenly, a clown rushed out with
a worried look on her face.
"One of our clowns isn't feeling well!" she said.
"I'm afraid he can't do the show.
Would {First Name or Nickname} be willing to take his place?
That's all I need to know."

The clown looked down, studied {First Name or Nickname},
and then smiled with great delight.
"Would you be willing to take his place?
You are just the perfect height!"
{First Name or Nickname} looked at his friends with
a great big grin and quickly agreed to go.
"Hi, {First Name or Nickname}, my name is Coco,
and tonight you'll be in the show."
Coco painted {First Name or Nickname}'s face white

When {First Name or Nickname} was through
getting dressed, the lights in the tent went out.
A spotlight shone on the ringmaster,
who started to walk and shout.
"As we begin, please give your attention
to the cage just on my right.
Where Daniel, our fearless lion trainer,
has worked here both day and night."

Six giant beasts rushed into the cage,
as Daniel cracked his whip.
{First Name or Nickname} thought to himself, "I could do that,
but it's something I'd rather skip."
They jumped through hoops and formed
a line, and {First Name or Nickname} thought it was funny,
when a lion rolled onto his back,
and showed the crowd his tummy.

As {First Name or Nickname} looked up
at the very top of the tent,
he had to guess that the next act
was a most dangerous event.
{First Name or Nickname} saw a clown step forward
and jump on a flying trapeze.
After he swung a couple of times,
he hung upside down by his knees.

Suddenly, it seemed to {First Name or Nickname}
that everything happened at once.
Three separate groups came into the tent
to perform three different stunts.
First came a clown on a one-wheeled ride,
as fast as he could go.
Juggling things up in the air,
he was sure to steal the show.

In the third ring was the funniest thing.
{First Name or Nickname} thought he had seen it all,
when a mouse and seal team
stunned the crowd
with balloons and a big bright ball.

The circus fun went on and on.
It seemed to last all day.
Clowns rolled in on a fire truck
with hoses ready to spray.
{Friends}
got ready for a soak.
But when confetti sprayed out,
they laughed, and saw that it was a joke.

{First Name or Nickname} was busy watching the show
and completely lost track of time.
He was startled when he heard Coco say,
"Get ready, we're next in line!"

"Get ready for the big parade!"
Coco said to {First Name or Nickname} with a grin.
"You get to ride an elephant
that goes by the name of Big Ben."
{First Name or Nickname}'s eyes grew wide,
and he laughed with delight
when Coco pointed and said,
"Climb up this ladder to get on his back
and sit behind his head."

{First Name or Nickname} climbed on the back of Big Ben,
who stood at least twelve feet high.
Just as {First Name or Nickname} was settling in,
he heard the ring master cry,
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid to say
we're close to the end of our show,
but we'd like to give you one last act,
before we let you go."

"We're going to have a big parade,
right here inside our tent,
but I have a great announcement to make,
before we begin the event.
The one who's going to lead the parade
lives right here in your Home town.
It brings me pleasure to present to you,
{Hometown}'s own {First Name or Nickname} the clown!"

When {First Name or Nickname} had gotten off Big Ben
and thanked him for the ride,
he went to find Coco the Clown
and give her a hug good-bye.
On the way Home, {First Name or Nickname} remembered
the show, where magic and wonder were found.
{First Name or Nickname} knew that he would never forget
the day the circus came to town.