The Many Delights Of A Country Fair
Growing up in a small town leaves you with special memories, especially of summertime with long days and no school for a few happy months. The highlight of summer was always the annual country fair, where the whole town turned out. The fair always made a fun day even more so, and made happy memories as well.
As soon as you got to the fairgrounds, the very first stop was always the cotton candy machine. You watched in fascination as the vendor swirled the paper cone around the machine, collecting a big pink ball of sugary fluff in no time. It was as much fun to eat as it was to turn yourself and everyone around you completely sticky.
After the ritual cotton candy, the Ferris wheel had to be next. Into the car you climbed, giddy with excitement and sticky with pink sugar. You seemed to whirl around faster and faster, and suddenly, if you were lucky, your car stopped at the very top, rocking in a slightly scary way as more passengers got on down below.
Even more fun than the Ferris wheel were the game booths on the fairway, where you could try to knock over bowling pins with soft balls, or toss metal rings the size of mens wedding bands onto revolving wooden posts. Neither these nor any of the other games was as easy as it looked. But the prizes were wonderful, so of course you had to try.
If you were skillful or lucky enough to win at one of the games, there were fantastic prizes to select from. Perhaps you would pick a big fuzzy pink teddy bear, or else a chunky plastic imitation crystal necklace. Then again, it might be funny glasses with spiral patterned lenses, or a magic decoder ring, that you would choose. There were just too many choices.
All that exertion demanded some refueling, so it was on to the hot dog stand or possibly the fresh baked pretzel vendor. But the hot buttered popcorn was calling you from across the way also. As with the game prizes, there were so many choices and too little time.
Farther down the fairway, near where the rodeo would soon take place, a garish clown was juggling plates and otherwise entertaining onlookers. You briefly noticed that the scuffed brown boots he was wearing looked exactly like your seventh grade teacher’s. It seemed odd, but you forgot it a moment later as you laughed at the clown and thought what a great job he had, working at fairs all year long.
At the end of the hot summer day, you went home with silly prizes, a slight stomach ache and another fair’s worth of happy memories. It had been a full day of sun and fun, and you could hardly keep awake till you were tucked into bed. Then you fell asleep, wondering just how your seventh grade teacher did spend his summer.
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