Act 5
Fame and fortune unfortunately brought many problems, none of which I anticipated when I did the demo to the boss before. First of all – there was almost no rest at all for me. I was working daily every night, without any breaks at all. In addition, the circus hired trainers to teach me new tricks, so my days were filled with practice, practice, practice.
The routines grew increasingly difficult, without barely any time to take my time to learn it properly. That made me prone to falls, some of which were pretty painful for me. The trainers didn’t really seem to care, I think maybe because they were under pressure to have me ready to perform the new tricks.
However, the biggest disappointment of all was that I lost my freedom. As you know, I’m a very curious animal. I like to explore things, to further increase my knowledge. Ever since I performed to the boss, I was kept in a locked cage. Granted that it was nice place, with bed, regular meals, et al, but I was no longer free to roam around. The situation was even worse when I became famous. I even had my own bodyguard that carried the cage everywhere.
I became to think whether or not this is what I want for the rest of my life, whether I can stand to live like this forever…
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