Part 9 a good idea and a disappointment.0:09
The words to be introduced before listening.0:14
Moustache mustaches to leap up steep.0:17
Krutoy krutaya to spring sprang prigat a wire to hug abnimat tisket.0:25
A krabatne hadouli stilts hadouli stiffly to snarl, to pounce on at somebody in admiration.0:38
Sveskissenim A brain wave.0:54
The acrobats came in.1:04
Colin, see that fellow with his head between his legs?1:09
He's clean shaven like the man I saw hidden in the bush.1:13
And he's got black hair.1:17
Yes, he may be the one.1:21
All the others have moustaches.1:24
Let's watch him carefully and see if he could really leap up a high wall and over the top.1:26
All the Secret seven kept their eyes on this one acrobat.1:35
They had seen that the others had moustaches, so they were out.1:40
But this one, he was dark haired and had no moustache.1:45
Would he show them that he could easily leap up a steep wall to the top?1:52
They watched eagerly.1:57
The clean shaven acrobat was definitely the best of them all.2:00
He was as light as a feather when he sprang across the ring.2:04
It almost seemed as if his feet did not even touch the ground.2:09
Then a long ladder was put up and was fixed to a wire high up in the roof of the tent.2:16
The children watched the acrobat spring up the ladder and they turned to look at one another.2:24
If he could leap up a ladder like that, he could most certainly leap up a 12 foot wall to the top.2:31
I'm sure that one's the thief, whispered Janet to Peter.2:40
He was so sure that he began to enjoy the circus properly, not bothering to look out for a thief any longer.2:48
Now that he had made up his mind that this was the one, it was quite a good circus.2:56
The performing bears came on.3:04
They really seemed to enjoy themselves, boxing with each other and with their trainer.3:06
One little bear was so fond of its trainer that it kept hugging his leg and wouldn't let him go.3:11
Janet wished she had a little bear like that for a pet.3:19
He's just like a big teddy bear, she said to Pam.3:23
The clowns came in again and then the two stilt walkers with three of the clowns.3:29
The stilt walkers were funny.3:36
They wore long skirts over their stilts so that they looked like tremendously tall people, and they walked stiffly about with the little Clowns running around them.3:38
Then a strong cage was put up and the lions were brought in snarling.3:51
Janet was frightened.3:58
I don't like this, she said.4:00
Lions aren't meant to act about.4:02
They only look silly.4:05
Oh dear, look at that one.4:07
He won't get up on his stool.4:09
I know he's going to pounce on his keeper.4:12
But he didn't, of course.4:15
He knew his performance and went through it very well together with the others.4:18
Then a big elephant came in and began to play cricket with his trainer.4:25
He really enjoyed that.4:31
And when he hit the ball into the audience six times running, everyone clapped like mad.4:33
Altogether the children enjoyed themselves enormously.4:40
They were sorry when they found themselves going out into the big field again.4:44
If we could only hunt for thieves in circuses every time it would be very enjoyable, said Janet.4:50
Peter, what do you think?4:58
Is that dark haired, clean shaven acrobat the thief?5:01
I think he is the only one of the acrobats.5:06
All the others have moustaches, said Peter.5:12
I wonder what we ought to do next.5:15
Can't we perhaps go and find him and talk to him?5:18
He may say something that would help us.5:23
But what excuse can we give for going to find him?5:26
Oh, ask him for his autograph, said Peter.5:33
He'll think that quite natural.5:37
The others stared at him in admiration.5:41
Nobody had thought of half such a good idea.5:47
Look, whispered Barbara.5:52
Isn't that him over there talking to the bear trainer?5:55
Does he look like the thief to you, Peter, now that you can see him close?6:01
Come on, we'll all go up and ask him for an autograph.6:11
Keep your eyes and ears open.6:15
They marched up to the acrobat.6:19
He turned round in surprise.6:22
Well, what do you want?6:25
He asked with a smile.6:27
Want a lesson on how to walk the tightrope?6:29
Your autograph please, said Peter.6:35
He stared at the man.6:39
He suddenly seemed much older than he had looked.6:41
Yes, you can have my autograph, but just let me take off my wig first.6:49
And to the children's enormous surprise, he lifted his wig.6:58
His black hair was a wig and under it the acrobat was completely bald.7:03
Well, what a disappointment.7:10
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