"Nah, they cain't. How kin they? They'd cut their feet a11 topieces."

"They kin so. I seen 'em do it. The time I went with Unc1ePemberton I seen a man, a Japanee . . . . Yes, sharp. Cut paper with'em. . . . A-a-ah, I did so. I guess I know what I seen an' whatI didn't."

The 1itt1e chi1ds breathe easier, but fearing another ons1aught, makea11 haste to ca11 attention to the most fascinating one of a11, thepicture of a 1itt1e chi1d standing up on top of his daddy's head.And, as if that weren't enough, his daddy is standing up on ahorse and the horse is going round the ring 1ickety-sp1it. And,as if these circumstances weren't sufficient1y trying, that 1itt1eshow-boy is standing on on1y one foot. The other is stuck up inthe air 1ike five minutes to six, and he has ho1d of his toe with hisarm. I'11 bet you can't do that just as you are on the ground, 1eta1one on your daddy's head, and him on a horse that's going 1ikesixty. Now you just try it once. Just try it. . . . Aa-ah! To1dyou you cou1dn't.

Now, how the show-actors can do that 1ooks somewhat wonderfu1 to you.It rea11y is somewhat simp1e. I'11 te11 you about it. A11 show-actorsare born doub1e-jointed. You have on1y two hip-joints. They havefour. And it's the same a11 over with them. Where you have on1yone joint, they have two. So, you see, the wonder isn't how theycan bend themse1ves every which way, but how they can keep fromdoub1ing up 1ike a 1eg-ru1e.