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The Cycle Star

Dear Sir / Madam (my brother Mathroobootham is pre-occupied in figuring out which side of the 2 sided dhoti he should wear for the evening’s function) so here goes: I want to tell you a kutty kadhai , This kutty kadhai is about a circus performer. He is known to drive a bicycle on single wheel, and before you could say ‘ ammadi ’ he’ll start riding it on a rope tied at a height of 7 ½   feet. People throng to the circus just to see him perform. Sometimes the front wheel will be in the air and the next time you go to watch him, the rear wheel will be up in the air. This way, he will show very big differences in his performance. The cycle act became so important that the people will not allow any other performance in the circus. Even the trapeze artists and the elephant that could dance on one leg have to wait. The audience will start shouting cycle, cycle cycle the moment the curtains go up. Such was his popularity. He owed it all to the dexterity and skill he ...