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Use this photo, taken at Shelburne Museum, as inspiration to write a story about a circus or carnival with dazzling acts touring the country.
[YWP Photo Library, photo by Hazel Civalier]

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Jan 29

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Cksgl

See to Believe

There is a saying, “You have to see it to believe it.” There is a circus called See to Believe, where it fulfills that statement. See to Believe is no ordinary circus. It doesn’t have any clowns, lions, tigers, acrobats, or even flying elephants. It has beautiful, unique Stelland Horses. Stelland Horses are lovely horses that each have their own abilities. There is a group of horses in the circus: Cascadia, or Cassie, the water horse, Agnimitra the fire horse, Noelani the wind horse, Luna, the strong horse, and the main horse: Ella, the earth horse. These wonderful horses perform dazzling acts with their abilities. Cascadia jets water out of her hooves and makes beautiful water orbs. Agnimitra makes flowers out of her beautiful, powerful flames. Noelani glides through the air and makes animals and other creatures run gracefully through the air and into the crowds. Luna lifts many heavy objects, and even offers to take volunteer children and adults and pick them up.

Posted: 01.29.19

Jan 25

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Sydney

Warming Up

Clip-clop, clip-clop, roar! Scritch-scratch, boom, boom, boom, bang! Doot-doodoo-doo! The animals trotted around the ring, practicing for the evening’s performance. The ringmaster paced up and down the aisles, his tall black hat tipped significantly forward, nearly covering his eyes. His lips moved slightly, as if reciting some ancient verse that no longer passes through the lips of young people. The ringmaster's breath rose from his downturned face like little puffs from a steam engine that is just getting going or the vapor from an exhaust pipe of an old truck that is struggling to start on a cold morning. Short, irregular puffs, probably due to the motion of his lips.

Posted: 01.25.19

Jan 25

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missgallagher

Starstruck Circus

Most circuses have the same boring acts, clowns slipping on bananas, horses running around a ring, and other animals trying to show off. It's all the same boring unexciting acts one after another, except this one circus called The Starstruck Circus. Starstruck had exotic birds such as flamingos, peacocks, and toucans, but there were also some ordinary birds too. Chickens that jumped through blazing hoops and parrots that could recite poems in ten languages. They also had aquatic specimens. Seals that rode bicycles across tightropes, tiny whales that did five backflips in a row, eels that created enough electricity to power an electric car. Acrobats that could bend their bodies to fit into a one by one box. Elephants that could figure skate on ice. Professional dancers that performed mesmerising tricks. Their main attraction was the flamenco dancers with huge hand fans with crazy colors.

Posted: 01.25.19

Jan 24

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missgallagher

The Home of Hope

There was a big circus in a town named Woodland.The circus had elephants, lions, monkeys, birds, and the most talented horse in world. The circus was known as Home of Hope. Hope was the name of a horse.

Hope knew all kinds of tricks and turns and it was a great opportunity to show them of to the people in Woodland. It was the day of the circus. People from all around Woodland came to see Hope. When the show started, Hope stepped gracefully into the circle of light. There was a moment of silence as the audience waited to see what he would do. He lifted his two front legs up. Then without losing his balance, he started to spin around in circles. People went “Wow!” and they clapped as loud as they could. Hope bowed his head and lifted it with pride. He was a star now.

Posted: 01.24.19

Jan 23

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cksak

Circus

“Half off tickets, get yours now!“ the circus boy yelled. I tugged on my father's sleeve, “Father can we please go to the circus, its almost my birthday“ I whined.

“Marie, now isn’t the time, money is very tight.“ He said that in a strict tone which is why I didn't argue. In 1871 PT Barnum's circus is what everyone was chatting about. My eyes couldn’t be pulled away from the sight of the tent. Thinking of the dazzling trapeze dancers or the giants! I felt a tug at my arm, my father gave me a look. I knew that look, it was the, get over it look. He gives me that look everytime I ask to go. We caught a carriage home which was pleasant. I walked inside our home, I went into the kitchen to fix myself a snack. “ Marie, please come to the common room.” I sighed, I could only of the things my father had to say.

“Hello father, what do you need?“ a sassy tone escaped my voice.

Posted: 01.23.19

Dec 04

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Leah.W

The Carnival

Wow.
I look around at the scene in front of me. Bright, flashing lights shine around me, delicious smells of fried dough and carnival pizza drift in the wind, and loud music floats in the air. They've really outdone themselves this year.
"Winnie," I hear a voice say. I'm still wrapped up in the view, unable to take my eyes off it.
"Winnie!"
I snap out of my trance, turning my head to Jessie. "What?"
"You scared me there, for a minute! You were spacing out," she explains.
"Oh," I reply, chuckling to myself, "I got caught up in the view."
"I can tell," she states, rolling her eyes, but smiling nonetheless. I shoot her my megawatt smile, which stops her from getting too mad at me. I know exactly how to get her to be happy.

Posted: 12.04.18