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Show page 48 grabjoint, with Lucy Lee the hashslinger -- and more wonders to come!" "They're beautiful, Mr. Fixer," I said, my eyes, ears, nose, f i l l e d with carnival. "Are they a l l from a farax^7ay land?" "Oh, yes, son.," he said. "But more important, they all have the s p i r i t of the carnival of great laughter; they all have beautiful f a i t h ." I knew that I x-70uld remember them a l l , always. "And here i s the Giant!" Mr. Fixer announced, stopping at a wide platform. " I t ' s the Ten-In-One show, featuring the greatest entertainers of the world -- the Geek, the Two-headed Tribesman, the Bearded Lady, and the Giant!" The towering black man in loin cloth stood on t h e platform. His head was high in the l i g h t s . His shiny chest was as wide as a xtfagonbed. His arms were as large as cypress roots that groxtf in the sxvamp. Oh, I had never seen such a giant! "He's a big giant," I said. "Is that James, Mr. Fixer?" the Giant asked, in the most pleasant voice imaginable. "Welcome to our carnival*" Oh, he was a very friendly giant. "The Giant can hold you up high," said Mr. Fixer. "Will you be afraid?" "I'm not afraid of a friendly giant," I said, for I wasn't, even then. The Giant leaned forward gracefully, bringing his head dox-m from the sky to my level. His eyes were the size of dogwood blossoms. His smile stretched wider than I could reach. |
