"Oh, the circus! How fantastic!" Fuu cheerfully latched on to the distraction from the eerie music of the movie.

"When we were little my sister talked about wanting to 'run away and join the circus', but I think that was due mostly to the lovely book about the circus coming to town that we liked to read. Father convinced her that the circus is actually a lot of hard work - cleaning up after the animals and practicing all day."

"Your brother is a good teacher," she added, complimenting Miss Steph for her juggling.