It was all over the Headlines. The Russian Circus comes to Pennsylvania! The crowd clapped and cheered as we paraded down the street. I could feel the wind blowing in my fur as the sun shined down onto the streets. My friend Doug on his banjo, clowns, cats, EVERYTHING! My name is Allister. I was born all the way in Argentina, but got sent to be part of the Russian circus. It was an OK gig, at least it's better than being in the freezing snow. We paused as one of the horses was making big doo-doo on the road. I looked at all of the children and suddenly, my eyes spotted her. She had beautiful short black hair, bright blue eyes and a warm curious smile. I know I'm a Llama but that didn't matter. She was the most beautiful human I have ever seen. Although the master kept pushing and yelling,

"HEY! KEEP MOVING YOU SLOW MOVING LLAMA!"

I swear to heaven above I am not a Llama! I am an Argentinian Camelid for crying out loud. Well…I suppose it's the same thing but…ok in other words I like being called by my REAL species. Anyway, I kept moving and kept craning my head around to not lose sight of her again when suddenly…BOOM! We heard the largest crack of thunder ever. The sky got dark and we got pelted with rain. Everyone screamed and were running for cover. I saw the poor girl running so I tried to run after her but my master kept holding me back. I had to do SOMETHING. So I did what all Argentinian Camelid's did. I spat in his face and ran after the girl. I saw the poor senorita as she was struggling to fight against the wind. I suddenly saw some telephone poles coming down so I rushed over and pushed her out of the way, swooping her up onto my back. She held tight to me as I ran to find us some shelter, I suddenly saw the road was being flooded. We got trapped in the current and we were trying to stick together until I felt her slip. I saw the poor senorita being pulled farther away. I tried to fight the current but it was just too strong.

Many hours passed and the flood died down. I slowly made my way through the streets when I saw the poor girl face down in a puddle. My heart stopped. I rushed over, hoping I wasn't too late. I nudged her small body over to see the poor girl unconscious. Tears filled my eyes but as the sun shined on her, I saw her breathe. She coughed up some water and I nudged her cheek. The young girl turned to look at me and there I saw her bright blue eyes. She smiled at me gratefully when I suddenly saw her parents rush up. The young girl was picked up and carried back with her parents, relieved and happy.

Well a couple nights passed and it was after one of our shows.

"Our Llama? This young girl wishes to see our Llama?"

My head turned to see 4 shadows in the tent talking. I suddenly saw him come out back and to my surprise, there was the little girl and her family. The excitement in the young girls eyes made me smile as she ran up to me.

"Allister? Meet your littlest fan"

I couldn't believe it. This little girl liked me and I liked her. I nudged her shoulder as she wrapped her arms around my neck in a hug. I suddenly felt her soft lips touch my cheek.

"Thank you for saving me" she whispered.

I smiled widely and nuzzled her hair.

"Come along Ali, lets get you home"

My eyes widened as she left me a couple of oats and petted my hair. The little girl ran off giggling. That is when I knew she would be in my heart forever.