1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: to say hello to some friends. Hello to Oscar, Phoebe 3 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: and Louise from New Hampshire. Hello to Charlotte May, Hello 4 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: to Esme, Ruby Sachs, and hello to Scarlet Dolly Pedal 5 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: from Harlow Essex, England. This is our final episode in 6 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: Tinkle's story. I hope you have enjoyed the other episodes 7 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: and are looking forward to how the story ends. Remember, 8 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: Tinkle is at the circus and learning some new tricks. 9 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: He has met Tom Tum, the elephant that is looking 10 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: forward to meeting Mappa one of these days. Do you 11 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: think Tinkle will be happy at the circus? Do you 12 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: think he might ever get to go home? Let's see 13 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: what happens next Tinkle the Trick Pony, Part ten. Nor 14 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: were these all the tricks Tinkle learned. Mister Drake taught 15 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: him how to add and subtract simple numbers that the 16 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: trainer wrote on the blackboard with chalk. Tinkle could not 17 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: really add the numbers in his head. But when the 18 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: trainer wrote down, say a three and a four, and 19 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: said tell me how much that is Tinkle, Tinkle would 20 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: nod his head. Seven times he knew mister Drake wanted 21 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: him to nod seven times by the way the trainer 22 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: spoke and by the words he used. If the sum 23 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: were eight or ten or some other number, the trainer 24 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: would ask the question in a different way, so that 25 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: Tinkle got to know numbers by listening to the different 26 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: ways his trainer spoke the words to him, and it 27 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: really seemed as though the pony could do sums in arithmetic. 28 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Another trick Tinkle learned to do was to get letters 29 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: from the post office. Mister Drake had a box made 30 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: with partitions in it so it looked like part of 31 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: a post office. Into the little squares into which the 32 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: big box was divided, the trainer would put cards with 33 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: the names of different persons written on them, such as 34 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: John Jones, or Peter Smith or Mary Black. Each card 35 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: was always put in the same place, and mister Drake 36 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: taught Tinkle to trot up to the make believe post office. Then, 37 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: when asked, is there a letter for John Jones, the 38 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: pony would take out the right card. Tinkle learned to 39 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: do this by listening to the different sounds of mister 40 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: Drake's voice. Just as happened when the numbers were called. 41 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: A pony knows the different sounds of words, Else how 42 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: could he know enough to stop when whoa is called, 43 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: or that he should go when told to gid yap. Well, 44 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: now you know so many tricks. I think i'll show 45 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: you off before the people in the big circus tent, 46 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: said mister Drake one day, And that afternoon Tinkle was 47 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: led out all alone. A new white bridle was put 48 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: on him, and around him was put a red strap, 49 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: on top of which in the middle of the pony's 50 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: back was fastened a bright red, white and blue plume. 51 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: Tinkle had looked in but had never been in the 52 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: big circus tent before, where all the people were seated, 53 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 1: and where the band was playing jolly tunes, with funnily 54 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: painted clowns jumping here and there, making the boys and 55 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: girls laugh. And at first Tinkle was a bit frightened, 56 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: but he looked over to where Tom Tom, the jolly 57 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: elephant was turning a hand organ with his trunk, and 58 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: Tom Tom called, in his pleasant voice, steady there, Tinkle, 59 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: don't be afraid, You'll do all right. Then Tinkle felt better, 60 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: and mister Drake patted him and gave him a lump 61 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: of sugar before Tinkle had done even one trick. We'll 62 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 1: begin with the easy one. Make a bow, said the trainer. 63 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: Tinkle bowed his prettiest and some boys and girls in 64 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: the front row of seats clapped their hands and laughed. 65 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: This made Tinkle feel glad, and he looked around, thinking 66 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: he might see George or Mabel, but neither was in 67 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: the tent. Then the pony went through all his tricks. 68 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: He added and subtracted numbers, He brought letters from the 69 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: post office, and then he picked out the differently colored 70 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: flags or handkerchiefs that mister Drake called for. Now, Tinkle, 71 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: said the trainer. After the pony had done some jumping, 72 00:06:54,240 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: tell the people which flag you love the best. Tinkle 73 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: trotted over to the box where a number of flags 74 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: of different countries had been put. The United States banner 75 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: was at the bottom, but Tinkle knew that. He nosed 76 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: around among all the flags until he found the one 77 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: he knew he wanted, and with that in his teeth, 78 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: he trotted over to mister Drake. While the band played 79 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: the Star Spangled Banner. My I wish you could have 80 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: heard the people clap then, and how the boys and 81 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: girls shouted with joy. They thought Tinkle was just the 82 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: finest pony they had ever seen, And mister Drake patted 83 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: him and gave him an extra large lump of sugar 84 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: for behaving so nicely when he first did his tricks 85 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:05,239 Speaker 1: in public. I told you he'd make a good trick pony, 86 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: said mister Drake, as Tom led the little animal back 87 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: to the tent. Yes he's a dandy, replied the man. 88 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: I'll give him a good feed of oats for this. 89 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: And when Tinkle was back in his stall, Prancer and 90 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,679 Speaker 1: Tiny Tim talked to him and told him how glad 91 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: they were that he had done his tricks so well. 92 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: Tinkle felt happy for a while. As the days went 93 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: on and the circus traveled from place to place, Tinkle 94 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: gave many exhibitions of his smartness. He learned new tricks, 95 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: and he could do the old ones much more easily 96 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: the more often he practiced them, just as you can 97 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: with your music, lesson. But though he liked it very 98 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: much in the circus, Tinkle was sad. His animal friends 99 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: could tell that by looking at him, and the pony 100 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: did not eat as well as he had at first. 101 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: Come Now, Tinkle tell me, what the matter is? Came 102 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: a voice behind him one day, and turning the pony 103 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: saw a funny monkey seated in the straw on the ground. 104 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: I am Mappo, the merry chap Tum Tum and Dido 105 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: told you about, went the monkey. I haven't had time 106 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: to come and see you before. I've been so busy 107 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: in the circus. Oh yes, I remember Dido and tom 108 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: Tum speaking about you, said Tinkle, thank you for coming 109 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: to see me. Well, you don't look very happy about it, 110 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: said Mappo. Come, what is the trouble? Why are you sad? 111 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: Look at me. I'm merry enough for everyone. And Mappo 112 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: turned a somersault that made Tinkle laugh in his pony way. 113 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: Come that's better, said Mappo. Be jolly like tom Tum. 114 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: What is the matter anyhow? Oh I feel sad when 115 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: I think of the nice home I was taken from, 116 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: said Tinkle. I miss George and Mabel, and I'd like 117 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: to be with them again, to let them ride on 118 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: my back or pull them about in the pony cart. 119 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: That is why I am sad. Mappo. The merry monkey 120 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: picked up a long, clean straw and put it in 121 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: his mouth. Almost as a man might do with a toothpick. 122 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: Mappo sat chewing on the straw and looking at Tinkle. 123 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: Tell me about the nice home where you used to live, 124 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: little pony, said Mappo. Maybe it will make you feel 125 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: better to talk about it. Oh, I think it will, 126 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: sighed Tinkle. Oh, I just love to talk about George 127 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: and Mabel. They were so good and kind to me, 128 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: and so was Patrick the coachman. So Tinkle told Mapple 129 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: the story of his home and of having been taken 130 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: away in the moving van. Those were strange adventures, said Mappo, 131 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: almost as unusual as those I had. Did you have adventures, too, 132 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: asked Tinkle. Indeed I did, answered the merry monkey, and 133 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: he told his story of having once lived in the 134 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: Uncle forest, and of how he had been caught and 135 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: put in the circus. But now we will leave Tinkle 136 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: talking to Mappo, if you please and go back to 137 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: where George and Mabel live. You will remember that Patrick 138 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: the coachman had gone to the store for save for 139 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: one of the horses, and that George and Mabel, with 140 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: their father and mother, were visiting in the country. When 141 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: Patrick came back with the salve. The first thing he 142 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: noticed was that Tinkle was not in his stall. Patrick 143 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: searched all around for Tinkle, but of course could not 144 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: find him. He asked the people living in neighboring houses, 145 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: but none of them had seen Tinkle go away because 146 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: the men had shut him up inside the moving van. 147 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: You see, some people had seen the big wagon near 148 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: the stable, but none had seen Tinkle put into it. 149 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: Patrick even got a policeman and a fireman whom he 150 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: knew to look for Tinkle, but they could not find him. 151 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 1: And when a day or so later mister and Missus 152 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: Farley came back from the country with George and Mabel, 153 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: the two children cried when they were told that Tinkle 154 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: was gone. I think I must cheer them up a bit, 155 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: said mister Farley to his wife one afternoon. They are 156 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: thinking too much about Tinkle. I must take their minds 157 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: off him. How will you do it, asked Missus Farley. 158 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: A circus is coming to town tomorrow, said her husband. 159 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: I'll take the children to see that, and when they 160 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: watched the funny monkeys, the clowns, and the big elephants, 161 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: they will forget about Tinkle. So when the big show 162 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: with the white tents came to the city where the 163 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: Farleys lived. George and Mabel were taken with their father 164 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: to see the wonderful sight. Do you think there'll be 165 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: any ponies in the circus? Asked George. Why, yes, maybe, 166 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: answered mister Farley. Why I'm not going to look at them, 167 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: said Mabel, nor i, added George, they'll make me think 168 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: too much of our tinkle. On the way to the 169 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: circus with their father, Mabel and George passed through a 170 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: part of the city where there were not many houses, 171 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: and in what few homes there are were less fortunate 172 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: people lived. Many of them owned goats, some for the 173 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: milk they gave. For the milk of goats is almost 174 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: as good as that of cows. Oh see that big goat, 175 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: cried George, as they passed a small house on the rocks, 176 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: behind which a goat was jumping about. Look how easy 177 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: he jumps. You may well say that, exclaimed a pleasant 178 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: faced Irish woman at the front gate. Sure Lightfoot is 179 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: the most intelligent goat that ever was. Is Lightfoot his name? 180 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: Asked mister Farley. Sure it is, for it fits him. Well, 181 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: he's that light on his feet. You'd never know he 182 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: was jumpin at all. Ah, he's a fine goat. I 183 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: had a fine pony once, said George. But somebody took 184 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: him away. That's too bad, said the irishwoman, whose name 185 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,359 Speaker 1: was missus Maloney. Sure, but I'd like to see anyone 186 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: not a friend try to take like foot away. He'd 187 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: butt em with his horns. Isn't it too bad? Tinkle 188 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: didn't have horns, sighed Mabel as she walked on. A 189 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: pony with horns would be a funny one, said her brother. 190 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: I wish I had time to tell you all that 191 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: George and Mabel did at the circus, and the many 192 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: things they saw, from tom Tum the jolly elephant, to 193 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Mapo the merry monkey. They laughed at the clowns, ate 194 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: popcorn and peanuts, giving some to the elephants, feeding a 195 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: whole bag of peanuts to tom Tum. Though they did 196 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: not know his name, but they were sure he was 197 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: nice because he looked at them in such a funny, 198 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: jolly way. Oh, look at the ponies, cried Mabel, as 199 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: the little horses trotted into the middle ring. There was 200 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: Prancer and Tiny Tim as well as the others, and 201 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: they were going to do their tricks They are nice ponies, 202 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: said George, glancing at them, even though he and Mabel 203 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: had said they would not look. But not one of 204 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: them is as nice as Tinkle. The ponies went through 205 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: their tricks, doing their very best, and then when the 206 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: time came, Tinkle himself was led in to do his 207 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: tricks alone, as of late he always did. Mabel and 208 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: George were looking the other way just then, watching a 209 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: man turning somersault over the backs of Tom Tum and 210 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: some other elephants, and at first they did not see Tinkle. 211 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: But as George turned in time to watch the trick, 212 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: pony take the United States flag out of the box 213 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: and bring it to mister Drake, the little boy cried, Oh, Mabel, 214 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: see that pony? Which one asked the little girl there, 215 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: and George pointed, doesn't he look like Tinkle? He has 216 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: four white feet and a white star on his head. Mabel, see, 217 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: isn't he just like our pony? 218 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 2: Why? 219 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: Why? Cried George, standing up in his seat and very 220 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: much excited. It is Tinkle, Oh, Mabel, it is Tinkle, 221 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: I believe it is, said the little girl slowly. Persons 222 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: sitting near the children looked at them, and then at 223 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: the pony. Mister Farley too was staring at the little 224 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: trick horse. I wonder if it could be Tinkle, he 225 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: asked himself. George was sure he was right, so sure 226 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: that he jumped from his seat and rushed into the 227 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: ring where the pony had just finished his tricks. Tinkle 228 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: Tinkle said, George, it is you, isn't it. And you 229 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 1: know me, don't you. Tinkle knew his little master at once, 230 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: though it was several months since he had seen him. 231 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: The pony trotted across the ring, and while the trainer, 232 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: the circus folk, and the people in their seats looked 233 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: on in wonder, George threw his arms around the pony's neck. 234 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: Tinkle whinnied that was the only way he could talk 235 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: our language, but it meant he was glad to see 236 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: George again. Very glad indeed, Oh Tinkle Tinkle, cried the 237 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: happy little boy. I've found you again. I've found our Tinkle. 238 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: What does this mean, asked mister Drake. Do you say 239 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: this is your pony? I bought him for the circus. Yes, 240 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 1: Tinkle is my pony, cried George mine in Maples. I 241 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: taught him some tricks too. Make a bow Tinkle, and 242 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: Tinkle did well. This is very strange, said the trainer. 243 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: He minds you and does tricks for you. But I 244 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: bought em from a man, and perhaps I can explain, 245 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: said mister Farley, coming into the ring with Mabel, who 246 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: not only put her arms around Tinkle's neck but kissed 247 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: him on the white star, and Tinkle rubbed his soft 248 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: nose against her soft cheek. This looks very much like 249 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: my little boy's pony that was stolen from our stable 250 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 1: some time ago, went mister Farley, and he told of 251 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: having bought Tinkle at the stock farm. Well, I guess 252 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: you're right, and it is your little boy's pet, said 253 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: the circus man, after Tinkle's story had been told by 254 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: mister Farley. I didn't like the looks of the man 255 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: from whom I bought the pony, but I never thought 256 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: he had stolen Tinkle. There was no doubt that Tinkle 257 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: belonged to George. You could tell that by watching how 258 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: glad the pony was to see his master again. The 259 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: people in the audience thought it was all part of 260 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: the circus and laughed as Tinkle followed George about the ring. 261 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: The circus man was sorry to lose Tinkle, but as 262 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: he said, he had no right to him. He agreed 263 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: to let George and Mabel have the pony back. And 264 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: may we take him now, asked George eagerly. Yes, I 265 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: guess so, said mister Drake. There is an old pony 266 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: cart in one of the tents. You can drive Tinkle 267 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: home in that and send the cart back by your coachman. 268 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: But you may keep Tinkle, and we'll never let him 269 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: go away again, said George, never cried his sister. We'll 270 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: keep him forever. A man took Tinkle away to harness 271 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: him to the pony cart. Tinkle had a chance to 272 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: say good bye to Mapple and Tum Tum. So you 273 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,479 Speaker 1: are going back to your old home, observed the monkey. 274 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: I am glad for you. Never would have been happy 275 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: here in the circus, though it just suits me and me, 276 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: also added tom Tum, the jolly elephant. If you see 277 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: did Oh the dancing bear, he went on, tell him 278 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: to hurry back. We're lonesome without him, I will, cried Tinkle, 279 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: who was so excited he could hardly wait to be harnessed. 280 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: He was very eager to be with George and Mabel again. 281 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: The circus men petted the pony, for they liked him. 282 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: Tinkle called good bye to Tom Tom Mapple and all 283 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: his animal friends, and then the pony cart being ready, 284 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: he trotted home with mister Farley, George and Mabel. There 285 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 1: is that funny goat lightfoot again, said George, as they 286 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: passed the home of Missus Maloney. Yes, said Mabel. I 287 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: like him. I wonder if we will ever see him again, 288 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: and they did several times. You may well imagine how 289 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: surprised Missus Farley and Patrick were to see the children 290 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: come driving home with the long lost Tinkle. We found 291 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: him in the circus, cried George. And he can do 292 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: ever so many more tricks, said Mabel, laughing. You ought 293 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: to see him find the flag, added her brother, and 294 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: they began to make Tinkle do some of his new 295 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: circus tricks. So while the children are doing that and 296 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: telling their mother how they found Tinkle again, this will 297 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: be a good chance for us to say goodbye to Tinkle, the. 298 00:24:50,440 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 3: Trick pony the end, good night, sleep tight. 299 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: One of the few things I can trust. It's one 300 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: of the few things I can come on, one of 301 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 2: the few things I can trust. Wash the dishes make 302 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 2: some coffee here, you sing it right beside me, Feel 303 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 2: the world stocks. 304 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 4: And mind me. 305 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 3: You are. 306 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 2: All that I need. You're one of the few things 307 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: I can count on, one of the few things I 308 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 2: can't truce. You one of the few things I can 309 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 2: come on. One of the few things I can't trust. 310 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 2: You're one of the few things I can't come one 311 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 2: of the few things I can't trust. You're one of 312 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 2: the few things I can't come on, one of the 313 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 2: few things I can't trust. 314 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 4: You wanna a few things I can count on. 315 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 2: One of the few things I can't trust. You're one 316 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 2: of the few things I can't 317 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 4: Count on, one of the few things I can't trust.