sitting-up

Updated: May 3, 2025

I'm glad to have met you, Blackie." "And I'm glad I met you, Nero. Maybe someday I'll come to your circus." "Yes, do," growled Nero. "Good-bye!" called the little girl to the circus lion, as he was hauled away in his cage. "Good-bye! I'm glad you did the sitting-up trick for me!" Late that afternoon Nero was back in the circus tent again. "Well, where in the world have you been?" asked Tum Tum.

Richard Barnum - Nero, the Circus Lion: His Many Adventures