There were long lines of children and adults clutching his or her dollar, waiting with wonderment to see what race of strange creatures the professor had brought this year.
It was on this day that the great silver spaceship carrying Professor Hugo's Interplanetary Zoo settled down for its annual six-hour visit to the Chicago area.
''Peoples of Earth!''
This year you'll see a real treat for your dollar, the horse-spider: people of Kaan. Brought to you across a million miles of space. Gather around, see them, study them, listen to them, tell your friends about them. But hurry! My ship can remain here only six hours!
The professor brought out the cages. Everyone was horrified yet fascinated by these strange creatures that looked like horses but ran up the walls of their cages like spiders.
The crowds slowly filed by, thousands of people had filed by the horse-spiders set near the spaceship.
This is certainly well worth a dollar. I have to bring my wife!