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THERE WAS NO NEED for the screa, but he was chained up inside the cage I think the people who screamed did it for fun, the way people scream on a roller coaster, not because they were actually afraid

It was the wolf-ly, with hair all over his body He only wore a piece of cloth around his s and belly and back and ar bushy beard, which covered most of his face His eyes were yellow and his teeth were red

He shook the bars of the cage and roared It was pretty frightening Lots more people screamed when he roared I nearly screamed myself, except I didn’t want to look like a baby

The wolf- around, before cals do, Mr Tall walked on and spoke

"Ladies and gentleh his voice was low and croaky, everybody could hear what he was saying, "welcome to the Cirque Du Freak, hos

"We are an ancient circus," he went on "We have toured for five hundred years, bringing the grotesque to generation after generation Our lineup has changed many times, but never our aim, which is to astound and terrify you! We present acts both frightening and bizarre, acts you can find nowhere else in the world

"Those who are easily scared should leave now," he warned "I’ this was a joke Maybe they thought our freaks would be people in masks, or harht is real Each performer is unique And none are hare Two pretty women in shiny suits cae A few people looked scared but nobody left

The wolf-e, until one of the ladies hypnotized hiers The other lady spoke to the crowd

"You n accent "The wolf- as we control him, but a loud sound could wake him up, and then he would be deadly!"

When they were ready, they stepped down froh the theater His hair was a dirty gray color and he walked with a stoop, fingers hanging down around his knees

The ladies stayed by his side and warned people to be quiet They let you stroke hiently Steve rubbed hiht wake up and bite me, so I didn’t

"What did it feel like?" I asked, as quietly as I could

"It was spiky," Steve replied, "like a hedgehog" He lifted his fingers to his nose and sniffed "It s rubber"

The wolf-man and ladies were about halfway down the rows of seats when there was a big BANG! I don’t knohatand he shoved the ladies away from him

People screamed and those nearest him leaped froh, and the wolf-round She was screas, but nobody tried to help her He rolled her over onto her back and bared his teeth She stuck a hand up to push hiot his teeth on it and bit it off!

A couple of people fainted when they saw that and a bunchThen, out of nowhere, Mr Tall appeared behind the wolf-led for a few seconds, but Mr Tall whispered so in his ear and he relaxed While Mr Tall led hie, the women in the suits calmed down the crowd and told them to return to their seats