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When Colonel Pitcairn heard the natives speak of Galagothu, the tree beast, he abandoned his tiger hunting expedition and gathered a team to capture this small, rare and extremely dangerous creature. The mission was a success, but two of his men were killed, and a third was blinded by this mysterious swine-ape that possessed incredible speed and surprising strength for its size.
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The creature was a
huge draw for the Colonel's traveling side show, but
its temperament was highly unpredictable. When the
beast tore two fingers off a malicious child who
teased it, the Colonel had to pack up and leave
during the night, before the constable arrived to
destroy his prized attraction.
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One stormy night, the
beast was particularly riled up by the thunder and
summoned the strength to begin bending the bars of
its cage. The animal keepers had no success in
attempts to stifle the violent beast. The head
keeper was loading his gun when an amazing thing
happened. The storm had ripped a hole in the clowns?
tent, and little Kewpie, a pinhead clown, sought
shelter in the animal tent. Her presence there
seemed to have a magical effect on the creature as
she toddled over and sat next to the now damaged
cage. The beast became so docile that the keepers
were able to repair the cage and prevent what could
have been a horrific escape.
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After that day, Kewpie
visited the beast often. One morning, Head Keeper Morley
noticed his key ring was missing from the hook in his
office. That was a day that would never be forgotten by the
folks at Colonel Pitcairn's traveling show.
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