Show Notes
John Turner has always dreamed of running away with the circus but he never expected that dream to become a reality. I hope you enjoy this historical fiction short story.
Genre categories: Fiction, historical fiction, suspense, coming-of-age.
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Mechanical street organ by RTB45
Crowd cheer by day-garwood
Zoo animal sounds by freesound
Baby crying by mariiao2
Elephant trumpeting by vataaa
Small crowd gasping by dreamstobecome
Crowd in panic by IENBA
Horse whinny by foxen10
Cheering clapping crowd by AlaskaRobotics
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