Dozens of makeshift stalls are set up, and a multitude of wagons serve as stages and stands. From these, vendors sell a variety of goods, some useful, some frivolous. Hundreds of people move about the fairgrounds. Most have arrived early and have already completed their business. Now they are free to roam the grounds, to spend their money and enjoy the strange and wonderful sights. There are many hilarious games and contests, and every type of person and costume is to be seen and marveled at—jugglers, clowns, dwarfs, even a trained bear. A farmer and his wife move from stall to stall. She is a tall, plain woman whose pleasant features radiate a childlike enthusiasm; her eyes are bright as she points out interesting objects to her husband. He has the skeptical glance of a man who works hard and knows the value of things, but his eyes also shine at the sight of his wife bubbling with excitement over some trifle. His love for her is evident. They walk by a baker’s stall decorated with brightly painted pictures of various birds.
