The dark reason a bear once visited a school in Norfolk's 'unspoilt' village |
And though they were terrified, young pupils were still entertained as the animal "danced".
Hailed as an "unspoilt" place in the 21st century, Great Massingham still bears a dark past as a popular pitstop for travelling performers, who boasted immoral acts by our modern standards.
Great Massingham, which is near King's Lynn (Image: Newsquest)
And in 1910, "French Breton Gypsies" arrived in the village with their so-called "dancing bear" - an animal........