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Kidnapped And Sold To A Freak Show

The sun was high and the temperature higher one fateful day in 1899.

Was the sun high and the temperature higher one fateful day in 1899? Yes, the sun was high and the temperature higher one fateful day in 1899.

Six-year-old George Muse and his brother Willie Muse were working in the tobacco fields of Virginia.

What kind of fields were the six-year-olds working in? The six-year-olds were working in the tobacco fields of Virginia.

The brothers were different from the other black workers on the plantation.

Were the brothers the same or different from the other black workers on the plantation? The brothers were different from the other black workers on the plantation.

They were albinos whose light skin color made them stand out.

What made them stand out? Their light skin color made them stand out.

Looking up from their work the brothers saw a well-dressed gentleman approach.

Who did the brothers see approach? The brothers saw a well-dressed gentleman approach.

Such a dapper man was a strange sight in their world of dirt roads and run-down shacks.

Did they live in a world of dirt roads and rundown shacks? Yes, they lived in a world of dirt roads and rundown shacks. What was a strange sight in their world of dirt roads and run-down shacks? A dapper man was a strange sight in their world of dirt roads and run-down shacks.

The wealthy looking stranger’s name was Robert Stokes, and he owned a ‘freak show.’

What did the wealthy looking stranger own? The wealthy looking stranger owned a ‘freak show.’

While it seems cruel now, in the early 20 th century, traveling freak shows that exploited physically abnormal people were popular.

In the early 20th century, what kind of shows were popular? In the early 20th century, traveling freak shows were popular. What kind of people did they exploit? They exploited physically abnormal people Stokes invited the brothers into his carriage with the promise of sweets Did Stokes invite the brothers into his carriage with the promise of money or the promise of sweets? Stokes invited the brothers into his carriage with the promise of sweets.

What happened next would leave a bitter taste in the brother’s mouths for years to come.

What kind of taste would it leave in the brother’s mouths for years to come?

It would leave a bitter taste in the brother’s mouths for years to come.

In a blink of an eye, the young boys were sold into the world of the sideshow freak.

What were the young boys sold into? The young boys were sold into the world of the sideshow freak.

As the brothers grew up performing in the freak show, they became popular with the crowds.

Who did they become popular with? They became popular with the crowds.

They were sometimes called the Sheep-Headed cannibals.

Were they sometimes called the Sheep-Headed singers? No, They weren’t sometimes called the Sheep-Headed singers. They were sometimes called the Sheep-Headed cannibals.

Their real names and feelings were unimportant.

What was unimportant? Their real names and feelings were unimportant.

They were little more than goldfish in a bowl.

What were they little more than? They were little more than goldfish in a bowl.

Each night after performing in a packed tent to crowds, the brothers would cry themselves to sleep.

What would the brothers do each night after performing? The brothers would cry themselves to sleep each night after performing.

Alone in their flea infested beds, they would call for a mother they believed was dead.

What were their beds infested with? Their beds were infested with fleas.

Who would they call for? They would call for their mother. Did they believe their mother would come? No, they didn’t believe their mother would come.

They believed their mother was dead.

The brothers had a natural gift for singing and playing musical instruments.

What did the brothers have a natural gift for? The brothers had a natural gift for singing and playing musical instruments.

In the 1920s they became part of Bertram Mills’ famous circus.

When did they become part of Bertram Mills’ famous circus? They became part of Bertram Mills’ famous circus in the 1920s.

The brothers filled the pockets of those who exploited them with gold, but they never saw a penny.

Did the brothers fill the pockets of those who exploited them with gold or with silver? The brothers filled the pockets of those who exploited them with gold. Did they ever see a penny? No, they never saw a penny.

When the circus came to Roanoke, Virginia, their mother was in the audience.

Who was in the audience when the circus came to Virginia? Their mother was in the audience when the circus came to Virginia.

She had never stopped searching for her two boys. She had finally tracked them down.

Had she ever stopped searching for her two boys? No, she had never stopped searching for her two boys. What had she finally done?

She had finally tracked them down.

During their performance, the brothers saw their mother.

When did the brothers see their mother? The brothers saw their mother during their performance.

George cried, “Look Willie, there’s our dear old mother. She’s not dead.” Who said, “Look Willie, there’s our dear old mother. She’s not dead.” George said, “Look, Willie, there’s our dear old mother. She’s not dead.” They ran off the stage and into the loving arms of the woman they had been stolen from nearly 30 years before.

Did they fall off the stage? No, they didn’t fall off the stage. They ran off the stage. Did they run into the loving arms of their mother? Yes, they ran into the loving arms of their mother.

The police told the circus owner that the men were free to leave with their mother.

Who said that the men were free to leave? The police said that the men were free to leave with their mother.

It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Was it a case of out of the kitchen and into the fire? No, it wasn’t a case of out of the kitchen and into the fire. It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Their stepfather Cabel Muse began charging people to visit the house and view them.

Who began charging people to visit the house and view them? Their stepfather Cabel Muse began charging people to visit the house and view them.

Enough was enough. The brothers returned to the circus, but on their own terms.

Did the brothers return to the circus on their own terms or someone else’s terms? The brothers returned to the circus on their own terms.

They went on to travel the world and become well-paid stars instead of exploited victims.

Where did they go on to travel? They went on to travel the world. Did they become underpaid stars or well-paid stars? They became well-paid stars.

Were they still exploited victims? No, they weren’t still exploited victims.

They worked hard and retired in the 1960s with enough money to buy a house.

What did they have enough money to buy when they retired? They had enough money to buy a house when they retired.

They lived together until George died in 1972. His brother Willie lived until the ripe old age of 108.

When did George die? George died in 1972. Who lived until the ripe old age 108? His brother Willie lived until the ripe old age of 108.