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Mack: The he was small, he lived with I brought Ruby, the baby ele-
phant, to replace her. But she
me and Helen. Helen was my
owner of the partner. As he started grow- wasn’t getting trained soon
enough to perform. I was frus-
ing, he became very trouble-
Big Top Mall some. Helen could not keep trated and I needed more people
the patience and she left me.
to come to the circus to earn
Ivan grew and was too big to more money. I got frustrated and
I am Mack! I am the stay in my house. I brought was hard on Ruby.
owner of The Big Top Mall. I him to the circus and made People are protesting to
have been running this circus for him a domain fit for his size. close the circus. I am worried
the last few years.Today, there People were very fond of about what I will do if my circus
is a protest going on outside my him and took pictures with closes. How will I earn money?
circus. People used to peacefully him. Ivan was an artist too. My animals are my family. How
enjoy my circus earlier and no He drew drawings and I sold will I live without them?
one had a problem. They used them. I made a lot of money
to come with their friends and with those drawings. - Kritanya Shah
family.I don’t know why , all of a I had an elephant
sudden, people have started hat- named Stella. People loved her
ing my circus! I take such good too. But she started getting
care of my animals with all my sick a lot and she died. I regret
heart. I feel very sad. that I could have taken her
There are five animals in to the vet often. Maybe she
my circus. Among them, Ivan would have been alive. But
has been the closest to me. When money was very tight!
