post #5

Jacob attends a dinner party with the upper echelon of the circus. He is given new clothes, along with a new status in the circus. He makes friends with the animal manager August, and the main horse rider Marlena. He gets very drunk and wakes up with a massive sickness in his body. He is faced right away with the toughest decision of his life. The Main attraction horse silver star's foot is to the point of no recovery, and it is in great pain. Even though Jacob's job is on the line he must decide what to do with it. He ends up putting down the horse and he goes into a depressed state of mind. The circus keeps on moving from town to town and jacob is still feeling blue. Marlena backs his decision, and that is how Jacob has kept his job. Jacob has fallen in love with Marlena. As a prank August makes Jacob feed the tigers. One of the tigers bites Jacob's hand. He is in pure shock to find that his hand is still there. He then sees August laughing and he finds that the tiger has no teeth. Jacob is well known in the circus now, and has gained a new family.