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Editor in Chief Ann e R. Dow Harvard University

Author Diane Warshawsky, Ph.D. Consultant on Ed ucational Philosophy Shinichi Suzuki

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International Horizons

Presenting the juggler!

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The juggler juggles all kinds of things.

He juggles boxes ...

and burning rings.

He juggles bananas.
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He juggles hats.

He even juggles dogs and cats!

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He juggles -balls bQth$Tlail and big, And while he juggles, he dances a jig.
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He juggles sticks both short and long,

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And while he juggles, he sings a song.

He juggles eggs and doesn't look, And while he juggles, he reads a book.

He juggles apples, and while they're in flight, He opens his mouth and takes a bite.
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He juggles while lying in his bed .

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He juggles while standing on his head.

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He juggles with friends,

and he juggles alone.

He juggles while eating an ice cream cone.

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He juggles and juggles and doesn't stop Unless what he's juggling happens to drop.
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And if what he's juggling falls to the floor, He just picks it up ...

and juggles some more!

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Come one, come all!

show is about to begin!

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- And now... the Fat Lady, the Thin Man, the Tall Man, and the Small Man!

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The Fat Lady's very, very fatFrom her head down to her toes. The Fat Lady is so fat that She doesn't fit into her clothes.
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The Fat Lady's very, very fatShe's the fattest lady you'll meet. And the Fat Lady keeps getting fatter and fatter Because she loves to eat!
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T~ !bin as a pin. His thin so is his chin . His legs are so thin that when he starts to dance, Off come his shoes, and down fall his pants!
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house has no Thin Man's so thin He just finds a crack in the wall and goes in!

He cant wear a bracelet. He can't wear a ring. He's much, much too thin for that kind of thing.
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He doesn't eat dinner. And that's why he keeps getting thinner and thinner. And if he keeps eating so little, I fear He'll soon get so thin he'll just disappear!

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The Tall Man is so tall that I can't see his head at all!

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The Small Man is so tiny that he might be anywhere.

He might be in the teapot.

be in your cup.

He might be sitting in your spoon.

be standing up.

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He might be hiding in your shoe.

He might be in your bed.

He might be sitting on your nose .

He might be on your head.

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"If I were tall , I'd play basketball!"

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", , ,I could throw the ball from very, very far,"

'And I'd be a basketball star !"

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"If I were as small as the Small Man" , ,"

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Presenting the knife thrower!

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The knife thrower sometimes throws knives that are big.

He sometimes throws knives that are tiny.

He long knives.

He sometimes throws short

But he always throws knives that are shin.y.

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His knives always go where he wants them to go. The knife thrower never misses. When the knives hit the mark, the people all cheer. What a wonderful knife thrower this is!
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Huey always says "please" when he asks for something.

Three boxes of popcorn, please.

Huey always says' you " when someone gives him something.

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There's an elephant at the circus Whose very best friend is a mouse! The mouse and the elephant live together. A circus tent is their house.

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.... The roo..use peanuts, too. But the elephant eats a lot, And the mouse eats just a few.

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The elephant is very big, But, of course, the mouse is not. So the mouse drinks just a little milk, And the elephant drinks a lot .

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Yes, the elephant drinks a lot of milk, And the mouse drinks just a little. For too much milk makes the mouse Feel bad around his middle.

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The mouse needs just a Iittle water, And the elephant needs a lot.

kes Ttie elephant's soap The mouse's soap, only a few.

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The elephant is very bigHe's almost as big as a house. But the mouse loves the elephant just as much As the elephant loves the mouse!

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The Fat Lady eats a lot of food. The Small Man doesn't eat much food-just a little. The Thin Man doesn 't eat any food at all. How much food does the Tall Man eat?

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The juggler can juggle a lot of balls.

Mickey and Minnie can't juggle many balls-just a few.

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What lovely ladies!

What beautiful horses!

The lovely ladies on beautiful horses Wear feathers and jewels and beautiful clothes.

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The lovely ladles on beautiful horses Ride round the ring standing up on their toes.

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The lovely ladies on beautiful horses Standing so tall never fall to the ground.

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The lovely ladies on beautiful horses Blow you a kiss as they ride round and round.

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The big circus show Is over. Everyone comes out of the tent.

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That night, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are so sleepy they fall asleep right away.
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What is Huey dreaming about?

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What is Dewey dreaming about?

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What is louie dreaming about?

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The circus is over, and what a wonderful circus it was! But now it's time to say goodbye.

Goodbye! Goodbye!

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