 Gary of the circus Sure Yeah, what's I'm getting a step before they even get near the big top? You're the kid Randall took on this afternoon, aren't you? Yeah. He said he had a kid to help with the water Hey, why don't you go on into the horse tent and get acquainted with whitey. He's the head man. Thanks sure It's all right. Yeah, it'll be okay. This is a good time to see him while those Rosenbecks are working Hello, kid. Are you whitey? That's what they called me around here. I'm Jerry. Yeah, Mr. Randall said I was to help you You know carry water. Oh, yeah You're the boy. No only thing about horses. Well, I I helped dad take care of a string of them for a couple of years out in Arizona Yeah, pretty mayor over there. Yeah, that's her coat, huh? Cute isn't he? How old is he? About three months. Oh There ladies take it easy. Hey there. She'll break loose if she doesn't stop turning around. So wonder what's got into that mare Maybe I'm quite her whitey Nice lady. What's the matter lady, huh? Put your nose in your throat for trying to push him right out of the stall Hmm looks as if she wants to get rid of that cold. All right. I can see you understand horse talks, honey Shall I take the cold away? Yeah, that's good idea. Tie her up there in that empty stall way down at the far end. Okay Aren't you? Hey, what's his name whitey splendor? All right splendor Here you go. I'm to this empty stall. Take it easy there See you're a pretty pony and say Jerry when you finish tying up that code You're better alone that horse opera's about over and I'll be busy and I'll get out when those Rosenbacks come back Okay, whitey is the mayor all right now. Well, she's a little better, but still pretty nervous Funny she never acted like that before Thanks, Jerry for helping. Oh, that's nothing now. You be sure and report early in the morning as soon as the horse tops up I'll have plenty of work for you. Okay, whitey. Guess I'll go back to the big top and see the rest of the show tonight I'm so long Jerry Well, hello there Jerry my boy. Where you been? I've been looking for you. Oh, hello bumps I locked rags up in the wagon and then I met my new boss. Oh, you mean whitey. Yeah, he's nice, isn't he? You'll get along with him just fine say bumps Well, I feel terrible about rags. I'm sorry he followed the end of the ring like he did As a matter of fact, that's what I wanted to see you about Jerry. I've been talking to mr. Randall He isn't so or is he no no not this time Just kind of figured the circus kind of gutting rags blood. That's it You know, the only time rags ever ran away in his whole life was when a band came through town He's crazy about band music. Well, that's as well. That's gonna work out perfectly. What? What would you think of letting rags work work in my act? No, oh Bump well, why not you really mean it? Sure? I think rags and I understand each other pretty well Oh jeez bumps honest I'm so excited. I'm hardly Carly imagine rags a real circus trick dog. Yeah I'll be worth a little money to you to Jerry. I'll have to speak to mr. Randall about that Oh, gee bumps, that's swell of you. Hey, hey Jerry look they're bringing the lions back Jason's just finished his act Yeah, you see him over there. They're taking the lions and tigers out of the big cage and putting them back in the animal waggles Isn't that exciting bumps? Jason sure must be a brave man. Wish I could be a wild animal trainer Looks as if you'd like to be a three-ring circus all by yourself Here comes Jason now boy doesn't he look keen in that uniform. There's a handsome man. All right. Oh, oh Jason Say Jason I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Jerry Dugan Jason. Hello young fella glad to meet you. Gee me too Jerry here thinks he'd like to take up wild animal training Well, we might get around to that someday Jerry whenever you see me putting the tigers through their tricks drop around and watch That's the way I started you did you mean you can learn to train wild animals just from watching well now Maybe it isn't quite that easy, but you can learn a whole lot from observation Well, tell me exactly how you did start will you weren't you afraid the first time you went into a cage with a lion? Well, not exactly you see Jerry. I didn't start with lions. No, no, sir The first animal I taught trick-tricks to was a cat. Oh, you mean a tiger, huh? No Jerry not that kind of a cat I mean a plain old alley cat Collie that's not a wild animal There isn't any danger to teach you a plain old cat trick. That's right Jerry But there's plenty to learn with a domestic animal before you take up with the wild ones You have to learn patience and plenty of it You have to learn to keep cool and level-headed Even though it takes hours to teach one little trick you have to be calm and never let the animal know you're excited No, you see Jerry there's a lot more to it than just cracking a whip and being brave Gee I'll say there is now do you still think you'd like to learn to be an animal trainer, uh-huh? Because I already know how to train domestic animals you do sure I taught rags most of the tricks he knows rags Who's rags? Oh, you haven't seen him yet Well rags my dog. Yeah, the mighty fine dog to Jason. I guess his friendly little fellas I've ever seen well fine, then you're one up on me Jerry I guess you're about ready to start on leopards and tigers now Oh, no, but I would like to see if I could get friendly with a little lion cub sometime Well, we'll see you seem to like animals pretty well, and that's the first step to being a trainer Bumps, that's what was wrong. What was wrong Jerry that mare she must have smelled a smoke Of course the sense most things before we do she was having a fit That's why she wanted to get her cold out. She knew there was a fire start I don't know what you're talking about Jerry, but we'd better get moving. They'll be short-handed over there It's a bad night for a fire with that wind coming up Gee you can see the place from here. Lucky most of the horses are still working. Every man grab a bucket They're forming a fire brigade Get all the buckets from the mass tanks That's so they can pass the buckets of water up to the fire quick Jerry And the other line over there is to pass the empty buckets back to get them filled again Say what about getting the elephants to help spray water on the fire? Elephants. Good idea. How'd you happen to think of that? Dad told me about saving the whole surface that way. It's a swell idea. I'll see about getting the elephant Listen to those poor horses worth things. Hey Jason, give me a hand with these Arabians Let me help you. Well, Jerry, now you run over to that box right outside the entrance and grab some of that canvas Okay, turn it up in strips and bring it back here. We have to find for those horses if we're gonna leave them through the flames Hurry up now. Okay, I'll be right back. Here comes bumps with the elephants My golly, that's a swell idea. Look at those elephants spray water on that fire I guess those trunks are good for something besides grabbing peanuts after all I'm afraid it's too late to do much good. That main pole's almost burnt through now Here's the canvas, righty? Oh, good for you, Jerry. Come on, Jason. Quick, I think we can get them all out in one trip Clear that trench, he's got a cave in Did they get all the horses out? All but the Arabians Wait, he's bringing them out now. Look, Jerry comes and there's Jason. They got him all Whitey. Hey, Whitey, did you get the coat? Remember, I tied him down in the forest stall Oh, gosh, I forgot about that coat. Oh, Jerry, don't go into that blazing tent Oh, it'll fall in on you. It's too late to save that coat now Here, you stay away from that top Take your hands off of me, Whitey. Let me get that coat That's right, Whitey. Hang on to Jerry. I'll get the coat It's too late, Jason. The tent's staving in now No, I can make it. Hate you with that bucket Throw that water on me. I'm going in that tent Jason, you can't make it Hold your, Jerry. We got those elephants a little too late Bob's Jason went into the tent Look, there it goes Listen, Jason, come out! Where? Where is it? Oh, I can't believe it Jason, you did it See, poor little pony, scared to death, aren't you? Well, Jerry, I guess that's all I could do with a bath Golly, man, you hurt, you know, but I'd take a cage of tigers in preference to a fire any day Oh, thanks, Jason. I'll never forget this Well, here come the boys with the fire extinguishers They'll handle it from now on Oh, sure. Yeah, they'll get it under control, all right Oh, jeez, it's almost eleven I gotta get back for the finale And I better go get rags He'll be scared stiff with all this noise and smoke I'll go along with you, bumps, as far as a wagon Yeah, okay, Jerry, but hurry now I'll be back and help you, Whitey, as soon as I get my dog You know, Jerry, that's the first fire we've had in over five years It's lucky all the horses were saved Golly, wasn't Jason wonderful? He takes a brave man to handle lions, Jerry Wasn't he ever hurt, bumps? Well, I guess if you'd call being clawed by wild animals being hurt, he's had his share Then he has been clawed, huh? Oh, plenty of time But it doesn't seem to put any fear into him He always figures it's his fault when something goes wrong and one of the animals gets at him And he goes right back into the cage with the same animal that clawed him, huh? After a lot of stitches and a short stay in the hospital he goes right into the steel The steel? What do you mean, Bombs? Oh, well, the steel, Jerry is the big cage in the center ring where Jason puts on his axe Oh, well, I thought that was a cage Well, yeah, that's what it really is but around the circus you'll find we have a lot of different names for things Bombs, look it What? The door to our wagon, it's open Well, what of it? But I left rags there Rags, rags Rags, where are ya?