The clown who lost her smile

The Clown Who Lost Her Smile In a small town far away, there was a clown who had lost her smile. Some days her face had a frown. Some days her face had a scowl. A black cloud seemed to hang over the clown. The people of the town thought that clowns with frowns spoiled their day. If a clown has a frown, the king frowns too. And he is such a grouch with a crown without his smile. The people went from house to house looking for the clown’s smile. They looked all around. They looked up and down. They looked all around town, but no one found the clown’s smile. They asked a brown hound if he had seen the clown’s smile. The hound growled and said no. They asked the brown mouse if she had seen the clown’s smile. They asked cows and lots of fowl if they had seen the clown’s smile. They all scowled and said no. No one found the clown’s smile. Then they saw a wise owl. The owl said, “You are looking in the wrong place. The clown’s smile will never be found around town. The clown’s smile must come from inside the clown." The people had to make the clown smile. They hired a funny mouse. The people sat the clown on a couch. They had the mouse bounce and howl for the clown. The clown had never seen such a silly mouse. It made the clown smile. It made the king smile. And that made everyone around town smile.