What Shall we Think of Christianity? The Levering Lectures Before the Johns Hopkins University, 1899

The circus has arrived in town! A little girl named Mia understands and speaks the language of the animals. Her dream of joining the circus is about to come true. Yet a conversation with a tiger at the circus has suddenly changed her mind. Now she wants only one thing--to free the tiger. Mia wanders around the circus, asking all the grown-ups for help, but instead of helping her, most simply brush her aside the way adults often do. Mia prefers to talk with the animals, in the language of emotion, unbounded by words. The animals come together in an adventure to release the tiger. Along the way, Mia meets many characters, most of whom can't speak her language, but by the end she also meets some who does. This is a story that teaches children about true feelings, and will also help grown-ups to find their inner child.