The heads of people watching a circus turn back and forth as they try to see every exciting act in each ring. The circus has been popular for so long that it is not surprising that words and expressions connected with it are part of everyday speech.
For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.
A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking, instead of studying.
She might say, "This place is a circus. Calm down and get your work done."
And if the room is really noisy, she may say it is a three ring circus.
Clowns are a very special part of the circus. They look funny with their big red noses, painted faces and clothes that are much too large for them.
Everyone at a circus loves to watch the clowns do tricks on each other.
Clowns have a real purpose: to make people laugh. They always succeed.
