lly had a pretty good time," said Nero. "And I scared
a man who wore very ragged clothes, something like the funny clowns in
our circus. And now I am going back there. I'm glad to have met you,
Blackie."

"And I'm glad I met you, Nero. Maybe someday I'll come to your circus."

"Yes, do," growled Nero.

"Good-bye!" called the little girl to the circus lion, as he was hauled
away in his cage. "Good-bye! I'm glad you did the sitting-up trick for
me!"

Late that afternoon Nero was back in the circus tent again.

"Well, where in the world have you been?" asked Tum Tum.

"Oh, off having adventures, as I suppose you'd call them," answered the
lion.

"Adventures!" exclaimed the jolly elephant. "Well, if that man hears
about them he'll put you in a book."

"Oh, I guess not," said Nero, as he curled up in his new cage.

But I did, just the same, and here's the book. And so we come to the end
of Nero's many adventures--at least for a time. But there are other
animals to tell about.

In the circus was a striped tiger, of whom I have spoken. I think I will
tell you about him. And so the next volume in this series will be
called: "Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures."

And now we will leave Nero peacefully sleeping in his cage, and
dreaming, perhaps, of the little girl and Blackie and of the tramp with
the boiled ham.

THE END

STORIES FOR CHILDREN
(From four to nine years old)

THE KNEETIME ANIMAL STORIES
BY RICHARD BARNUM

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In all nursery literature animals have played a conspicuous part; and
the reason is obvious for nothing entertains a child more than the
antics of an animal. These stories abound in amusing incidents such as
children adore and the characters are so full of life, so appealing to a
child's imagination, that none will be satisfied until they have met all
of their favorites--Squinty, Slicko, Mappo, Tum Tum, etc.

1 SQUINTY, THE COMICAL PIG.

2 SLICKO, THE JUMPING SQUIRREL.

3 MAPPO, THE MERRY MONKEY.

4 TUM TUM, THE JOLLY ELEPHANT.

5 DON, A RUNAWAY DOG.

6 DIDO, THE DANCING BEAR.

7 BLACKIE, A LOST CAT.

8 FLOP EAR, THE FUNNY RABBIT.

9 TINKLE, THE TRICK PONY.

10 LIGHTFOOT, THE LEAPING GOAT.

11 CHUNKY, THE HAPPY HIPPO.

12 SHARP EYES, THE SILVER FOX.

13 NERO, THE CIRCUS LION.

14 TAMBA, THE TAME TIGER.