The chapter opens with a description of the ringmaster. The ringmaster is a man who performs acrobatics. He is also known as a "ghost market" figure. He has been in the business for a long time and has a reputation for killing people. One day, he is performing a folk song when a monkey appears and attacks him. The monkey kills the kid and takes off with him. When the kid is gone, the monkey is still in the act of killing the kid. The old man who is with the monkey recognizes the old man as the ghost market figure and he removes the monkey's head.