The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell. Jacob was there because his luck had run out-orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive "ship of fools." It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss...

Geraldo descubre que hay algo peor que un pájaro en la cabeza: ¡tener dos pájaros! ¿Podrá Cerdita ayudar a su mejor amigo? Summary from English title: Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head--two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?