Ullman Circus

The circus came to our little village. It was the Ullman family. They seemed more like gypsies. I was heartbroken to see how the lions were kept. After seeing them in South Africa roaming free, fierce and commanding respect then seeing
them here meek, tamed, dirty and unhappy it was too much for me.
The circus was free, they hoped you purchased something from the snack bar and in the end made a donation. They did really dumb pet tricks. Unskilled acrobats and silly clown acts. Tatiana couldn't get enough. She cant wait for them to come back next year.

I am going with Tatiana to the next town where they will be today and give them some pictures. I don't think they have ever been photographed.

The ringmaster had a bit of meat at the end of the stick.
The lions would follow him around.

He made the monkey disappear

A future acrobat

Tatiana and I did go and give them a copy of these pictures.
They were so happy, they just kept looking at the photos over and over.
The father asked me with a big smile on his face
"Did you like the show?" I couldn't bear to tell him what I really felt so I just said "oui"
As I drove away and looked through my rear view mirror and saw them in a circle looking at the photos, I realized they are just a family trying to survive. All the ugly thoughts I had of them were washed away.