Piranha-Hanna, The Circus Performer (1877-1945)

Piranha-Hanna was born in the darkest jungles of the Amazon basin. She was found around the age of 7 by an American adventurer, bathing in piranha infested waters. Finding no native adults to place her with, the American took her home to his wife in New York to raise her as their own. Piranha-Hanna did not adjust well to modern living. She preferred to sleep on the floor covered in leaves she plucked from potted plants, and refused to eat anything other than raw meat. The breaking point came when the American's wife woke one morning to find Piranha-Hanna had eaten their poodle. As it happened, the Del Ray Traveling Circus was on tour through town. The American's wife packed Piranha-Hanna up and left her under the care of the tattooed woman and the lizard man. At the age of 12, Piranha-Hanna was placed in the sideshow, showed off her marvelous triangular teeth while standing in a pool of live piranhas. In time, she expanded her repetoire, twirling a fire baton while surrounded by large cats who had grown to old and sleepy to perform. By age 20, Piranha-Hanna had become a major attraction for the circus, not only for her carnivorous display, but also for the fact that she had grown to become stunningly beautiful. Dressed in scandalously small outfits, men and women would line up for hours to see her lovely brown flesh, wide green eyes, and sharp animal teeth. Piranha-Hanna retired from the sideshow in 1939.

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