 The Doctor reluctantly agrees and arranges everything to his satisfaction by giving tea and peppermints to his visitors.One night the circus' lion and leopard ask the Doctor if they could stretch their legs by coming out of their cages.After the Doctor makes them promise not to eat anybody, the lion and leopard wander around each evening but one night the lion gets lost, frightens the visitors and, because he is hungry, eats some of a farmer's chickens, which the Doctor has to pay for.