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People ask, where do you get your ideas?

Right here.

Oh, this is my magician's toy shop.

I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is...

Dodger, give me 20 minutes.

I've got to tell Mrs. O 'Leary I'm out of time.

And I got homework.

Jump, or you'll be sorry.

Listen.

What?

Mystery, doom, death.

The end of the world.

End of the world, huh?

This way.

Come on, Hank.

It's late. I'm really going to get it. You won't believe what's going down at

the carnival.

Carnival's closed.

It doesn't matter. Let's go.

I don't believe you. No, I'm telling you it happened.

Just wait and see.

Wait and see. I saw it happen. I don't know how, but it did.

You know how carnivals are kind of weird?

Well, this one's even weirder.

Duck!

What do you do that for?

That's him, Mr. Cougar, the carnival man.

backwards instead of forwards.

Hey, yeah.

But, so what?

Watch.

Until you see it. Come on. Where?

Just follow me. Come on.

What's he doing there? I don't know, but the same thing happened last night. It

did?

Come on.

His name's Joseph Pikes.

My mom told me.

He's an orphan that showed up on our doorstep one day.

Two weeks ago.

Hank, I'm scared, cold, and hungry. And I don't know what this is all about.

Don't be so dumb.

The carnival came to town two weeks ago. Get it?

Hello.

You must be a hungry boy, so I cooked your favorite meal for you. Oh, I love

your cooking, Mrs. Foley.

It's probably after our money, our jewels.

We've got to warn her.

Hank, it's started to rain again.

Let's just go home.

No way.

It looks beautiful.

Carrots?

Tell her about Mr. Cougar.

Hank, maybe he's just an old kid who's staying out with Miss Foley and she'll

add some goldite to the carnival. No way.

Why, for heaven's sakes.

Hi, Peter.

You're all wet.

Come in.

Thank you, Mrs. Bailey.

Well, it's supper time.

Why aren't you both home?

Can we stay alone, ma 'am?

Alone?

We have to warn you.

Warn me?

Yes, ma 'am.

About the boy.

Yeah, you think he's a boy, but he isn't.

He's from the carnival, and he's not a boy. He's a man.

Maybe he's planning on staying with you until he finds out where your money is,

and then he'll run off with it some night, and you'll never find him because

he'll ride the Ferris wheel and get older and older, and nobody will find

Henry Watterson, how you do go on.

What are you talking about?

Tell her, Pete. Tell her what you saw.

It's true, ma 'am.

Mr. Cougar. He sat in the Ferris wheel, and it went backwards.

And he got younger and younger. That's enough, Peter, Henry. I won't listen to

another word.

Joseph has been coming to visit for some time now. He's a very nice boy.

Which is more than I can say for you two.

Stirring up trouble where there is none.

Now, you go home before I call your parents.

So, you go straight home.

Okay, genius.

Now you did it. Suppose he hurrs. Suppose he comes and kills us in our

tonight to shut us up for keeps. He wouldn't do that, wouldn't he?

Look.

Walter said he'll be lucky if you don't catch pneumonia.

He was soaked to his skin.

You're late again tonight, Hank.

That's the third time this week, young man.

Now, what's this about the carnival?

Well, you know Mr.

Kruger, the carnival man, Dad?

Yes. Pink carnation, funny suit.

Yeah, you seen him?

Yeah, he's standing down the street at Mrs. O 'Leary's. Why?

Yeah, well, Dad...

Mr. Cougar isn't always Mr. Cougar all the time.

Sometimes he's a little boy.

And sometimes he's staying at Mrs. Foley's instead of Mrs. O 'Leary's.

And Pete and I... Hank, that's enough.

I'm tired of listening to your fantasies. And I'm tired of telling you

to that carnival anymore.

But, Dad... That's final.

Now go to your room.

In the rain?

And the stories he makes up. There is a little boy at Widow Foley's.

You know, the little orphan boy.

She's been so happy since he came into her life, Bob.

It's wonderful she has, well, someone again.

We figured it all out. You see, Mr. Cougar's got a great plan.

Yeah? What?

First to rip off all our money as the kid. Then he disappears.

But really he's sticking around town as Mr. Cougar.

That way nobody will suspect him.

Nobody will believe that.

I tried to tell my folks, but they said I was just making it all up. We've got

to move tonight before he tries to kill us. You said so yourself.

Oh, come on, Hank.

We're the only ones who know. And he knows we know.

I bet you he's going to try something tonight.

Maybe at Mrs. Foley's in half an hour.

It's raining.

My mom said I can't go out anymore tonight.

Want to die?

No. Then meet me there and I bet we see that orphan kid sneaking out with all

her money and running to the carnival. I'll see you in half an hour.

You're not going anywhere tonight, young man.

You're grounded.

Give me your pants.

Dad.

And your shirt.

Good.

Now get to bed.

Yeah, my dad said I couldn't go out. He took all my clothes to make sure.

Luckily, he forgot my sneakers. I ran all the way.

You'll catch pneumonia.

John? Duck!

Pete, are you wearing clothes under your raincoat? Of course I am. Then give me

your raincoat.

Pete!

I'll catch pneumonia.

Have you gone to bed, Joseph?

Look, here he comes.

Quick.

Huh?

Come on, Pete. If he gets to the Ferris wheel ahead of us, he'll be too late.

He'll rip our heads off.

Right, and then he'll be Mr. Cougar again, and we'll never prove anything.

over my head, and I don't know what they've done with poor Joseph.

I don't believe it. Are you sure?

Well, I saw them running away, the pair of them, with my very own eyes, and I've

reported it to the police.

I see.

Uh, thanks for calling us, Mrs. Foley.

It's Hank and Pete.

Mrs. Foley said they robbed and attacked her.

She's called the police.

from Mrs. Foley.