"Give me back that egg."
"But a sensation greater than all of these is in store for you,
though you did not know it. The tallest hen in the world has
laid an egg for your instruction and amusement--the ostrich has
immortalized the town of Milledgeville by laying an egg within
its sacred precincts, and my friend, Teddy Tucker, in discovering
it, has accomplished an achievement beside which the discovery of
the north or south pole is a cheap side show."
The audience yelled its approval and appreciation.
"Young man, what do you intend to do with this wonderful and
rare specimen?"
"What do I intend to do with it?"
"Yes. Is it your purpose to present it to this beautiful little
city, to be placed among its other treasures in the city hall?"
"Well, I guess not!"
"What, then?"
"I'm going to eat it. That's what I'm going to do with it,"
answered Teddy in a voice loud enough to be heard all over
the big top.
The people shouted.
"Give me that egg!" demanded the Circus Boy, grabbing the big
white ball and marching off toward the paddock with it, to the
accompaniment of the laughter and applause of the audience.
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