Visit to A Circus-English Essay, Paragraph, Speech for Class 9, 10, 11 and 12 Students.

Visit to A Circus

Apollo Circus came to our town last month. The proprietor of the circus rented the maidan in the Parade Ground. There he put up a huge circular tent. One night my friend took me to the circus. He bought two second-class tickets and we went in.

The circus tent was brilliantly illuminated with electric lights. A band was playing outside to attract visitors. Seats were arranged in a huge circle around an open space. There was a big crowd of men, women, boys, and girls who had come to watch the show. We occupied two chairs in the second row. The bell rang exactly at 7 p.m. and the show began with a dance by young girls. The band played all the time.

Then came three girls whose athletic feats excited the curiosity of all the visitors. They twisted their bodies at all angles and in all directions, putting the head through the legs and bending the back.

Next came in four gymnasts who showed wonderful feats on horizontal bars. They jumped from one bar to the other with swiftness and swung around the bars very skillfully. Sometimes they shot straight from the first to the sixth bar.

Then came in the acrobats and the rope-dancers. A young man kept his balance on the rope while dancing high up in the air. He was followed by a slim lady. With an umbrella in her hand, she walked from one end of the rope to the other.

All the time a clown with a painted face was telling jokes. He was so funny that we roared with laughter.

Next came in six horses. Six men clad in bright uniforms rode on their backs. The band now played a dance tune. The horses started galloping round in tune with the music of the band. As they galloped, the riders jumped from one horse to another and did somersaults in the air. Then the riders stood up on the backs of the horses and the latter started galloping in a circle again. It was indeed wonderful and evoked great applause.

Then three elephants were brought in. They performed funny antics. They rolled a log of wood forward and backward. They then stood upon their hind legs and danced. After this one of them sat down on a tub and started reading a newspaper. Another elephant started driving a cycle.

Next came in a performing dog. It did wonderful things. It climbed a high ladder and jumped from its top into a tub of water at the base of the ladder. Then he drove a cart. After this, he was blindfolded and asked to find out a handkerchief concealed in a hatbox. He succeeded in bringing out the handkerchief. There was loud applause as the dog left the arena.

Last of all came in the lion-tamer with three lions. He had a whip in his hand. The lions obeyed all his commands. They were made to drink water from the basin from which a goat was drinking. Then the goat was made to jump from the back of one lion to that of another. We gave loud cheers.

The show was over at 10 p.m. We were pleased with what we had seen and enjoyed the show immensely. We returned home, admiring the trained athletes and animals. We shall always cherish a happy memory of the circus show.

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