Doctor Rabbit and Tom Wildcat

Chapter 22: IN THE CIRCUS TENT

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A collection of short, episodic tales set in the Big Green Woods centers on Doctor Rabbit, a clever woodland physician who treats injured neighbors and thwarts Tom Wildcat’s predatory schemes. Each vignette combines gentle humor and mild suspense as animals such as Jack Rabbit, O. Possum, Stubby Woodchuck, and Chatty Red Squirrel experience mishaps, recoveries, near-captures, and surprises. Stories alternate scenes of practical care, cunning plans, and quick escapes, emphasizing community resourcefulness and the playful rivalry between healer and hunter while portraying the habits and personalities of the forest creatures.

IN THE CIRCUS TENT

“If I was a bear,” boasted Jack, as they walked past the animal cages in the circus tent, “and strong as strong, I wouldn’t stay in a cage and go round with a circus. I’d live in the woods.”

“If I was a tiger,” echoed Nancy, “and could creepy-crawl like a big cat, I’d never let ’em put me in a circus.”

“If you’d like to know why they’re all here,” said Mother, with a smile, “we’ll stop on the way home and buy Elizabeth Gale’s stories about How the Animals Came to the Circus, Warner Carr drew the pictures and Rand McNally & Company made the book, and we can get it at any shop for 50 cents.”