"I didn't know I was going to," he said. "I tried so hard not to."
"And didn't you think that it would take only fifty cents to buy a
ticket?" asked the clown.
"Yes," Jerry miserably admitted.
"That's it!" exclaimed the clown. "That's what mixed my thoughts all up
with yours. I was trying to think of a way to get you in without any
money. Then, when our thoughts got mixed, I began thinking of the
ordinary way of getting into a circus by buying a ticket."
"Can't you think again?" Jerry pleaded in a very contrite voice. "I
will keep still this time. I _will_!"
Just as he spoke a band inside the tent started playing. It was so near
him that he was startled, and jumped.
"The circus is about to begin," said the clown. "The band is playing for
the parade. I must think quickly so you won't miss any of it."
There was no need of warning Jerry not to say anything this time. He
would have said nothing if he had seen the clown turn into an elephant.
It was an awful hard thought to think, for the clown stretched out on
the ground right close to the tent and looked under the canvas.
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