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 /-/The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is called*P1 "The Greatest Show (on Earth."  )/-/It can also be called*P1 "The Biggest Family (on Earth."  )/-/There are*N1 (over 1,000 )people (in it.  )/-/The members (of this "family" )spend*D1 many months together each year.=U--02  /-/They live*- together and eat*- together.  /-/They also travel*- and work*- together.  /-/Does your family have*D1 special names (for people?  )/-/The circus "family" does,*D0 too.  /-/People [JMwho take care of*D1 performing=P--01 elephants ]are called*P1 bull hands.  /-/Bull is*N1 the name given=P--070 (to tame elephants )(in animal acts.  )/-/A bull can be*N2 a male or a female elephant.  /-/Hands are*N1 workers.  /-/You can see*D1 [DOhow bull hands got*D1 their name.  ]/-/Workers [JMwho load*D1 and unload*D1 trucks ]are*N1 razorbacks.  /-/(In the past, )these workers loaded*D1 cages (onto trains.  )/-/It took*D1 more than one worker to lift=IDS041 a cage.  /-/The workers lifted*D1 the cage (with their backs.  )/-/To stay=IAV030 together, they waited*- (for the call, )[AP"Raise*D1 your backs!"  ]/-/The word razorbacks=A--01 sounds like*D1 [DO"Raise*D1 your backs!"  ]/-/Here are*N1 some other names [JRthe circus "family" uses.*-  ]/-/Flyers are*N2 men and women [JRwho do*D1 tricks (on the high swings.  )]/-/Roustabouts are*N1 people [JRwho set up*D1 the acts.  ]/-/All the performers are called*P1 kinkers.  /-/(Inside the big circus "family" )are*N1 smaller, real families.  /-/Some (of these families )have*D1 5family acts6.  /-/A family act may have*D1 many members.  /-/Circus children begin*D1 training=GDO010 [ARwhen they are*A1 very young.  ]/-/A four-year-old is already learning*D1 the family act.  /-/A few years=U--03 later, the child is*-1P (in the act.  )!!!!!!!!