Circus Gatti-Abilene

The little ones speak: Circus is fun but opinions differ on elephants


Photo by Nellie Doneva, Abilene Reporter-News
Kids ride ponies during intermission at Circus Gatti Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at the Taylor County Expo Center Coliseum.
from: reporternews.com
By Christopher Collins
February 22, 2013
Esai Lopez, 7, and Valian Lopez, 4, had their mother kidnapped briefly at Circus Gatti at the Taylor County Coliseum at the Expo Center on Friday afternoon.
Courtney Lopez, 25, was taken down from the audience to the floor of the coliseum as a volunteer, where a clown taught her how to throw and catch plastic rings like a pro.
This upset Valian, who doesn’t care for clowns.
“He’s scared of clowns,” big brother Esai said.
 

 

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News
The Family Valencia perform their high-wire motorcycle act during the early show Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at the Taylor County Expo Center Coliseum.
But Esai didn’t want to face his own fears. He’s afraid of heights, his mom said, and that’s why he wasn’t riding an elephant at the circus intermission. He’s already had one unsavory experience with elephants.
“One time we were here — he pooped on the floor!” Esai said.
There were a lot of first-timers at the circus, including 3-year-old C.J. Henderson.
“I liked seeing the elephants,” C.J. said.
C.J. was having a hard time focusing on just one thing — his eyes kept flitting from the pony rides to the cotton candy vendors to all the other wee ones running around at the circus.
During intermission, C.J. could be found riding an elephant, beaming with excitement.
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