Chapter VIII: Tum Tum and the Fire

CHAPTER VIII TUM TUM AND THE FIRE Through the woods, near the circus town, went the men looking for lost Mappo. They wanted to get back the monkey because he was such a good one to do tricks, and because the children, many of whom came to the circus, liked to see him ride on the back of a dog, or pony, and jump through paper-covered hoops. "We must find Mappo!" cried the keeper who had him in charge. Mappo had run away, as I have told you in the book about his adventures, because he was afraid Sharp Tooth, the big