A husband and wife, who work for the circus, go to an adoption agency, where social workers raise doubts about their suitability.
The couple produces photos of their 30-foot motor home, which is clean, well maintained, and equipped with a beautiful nursery.
The social workers raise concerns about the education the child would receive while in the couple's care.
"We've arranged for a full-time tutor who will teach the child all the usual subjects, along with French, Mandarin..., and computing skills," they're told.
Then the social workers express concern about a child being raised in a circus environment.
"The child will be surrounded by family, but we've also retained a nanny who's a certified expert in pediatric care, welfare, and diet."
The social workers are finally satisfied and ask, "What age child are you ideally hoping to adopt?
"Doesn't really matter, as long as he fits in the cannon..."