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Title: Nero, the Circus Lion
His Many Adventures

Author: Richard Barnum

Illustrator: Walter S. Rogers

Release Date: May 21, 2007 [EBook #21546]

Language: English

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[Illustration: He jumped through a hoop covered with paper
_Frontispiece. See page 92_]

_Kneetime Animal Stories_

NERO
THE CIRCUS LION
HIS MANY ADVENTURES

BY
RICHARD BARNUM

Author of "Squinty, the Comical Pig," "Mappo, the
Merry Monkey," "Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant,"
"Chunky, the Happy Hippo," "Sharp Eyes,
the Silver Fox," etc.

_ILLUSTRATED BY_
_WALTER S. ROGERS_

NEW YORK
BARSE & HOPKINS
PUBLISHERS

KNEETIME ANIMAL STORIES
By Richard Barnum
Large 12mo. Illustrated.

SQUINTY, THE COMICAL PIG.
SLICKO, THE JUMPING SQUIRREL.
MAPPO, THE MERRY MONKEY.
TUM TUM, THE JOLLY ELEPHANT.
DON, A RUNAWAY DOG.
DIDO, THE DANCING BEAR.
BLACKIE, A LOST CAT.
FLOP EAR, THE FUNNY RABBIT.
TINKLE, THE TRICK PONY.
LIGHTFOOT, THE LEAPING GOAT.
CHUNKY, THE HAPPY HIPPO.
SHARP EYES, THE SILVER FOX.
NERO, THE CIRCUS LION.
TAMBA, THE TAME TIGER.

BARSE & HOPKINS
Publishers New York

Copyright, 1919,
by
Barse & Hopkins

_Nero, The Circus Lion_

VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I NERO HAS SOME FUN 7

II NERO GOES HUN