Translated by Ron Hubbard and Pang Fanqi

It was a stormy night. The "old professor" lying in bed is dying, but he still refuses to die. He is waiting for little Tom.

The "old professor" is a magician in the circus, and little Tom is a clown. They are both stars of the circus. However, little Tom doesn't think so. He thinks the old professor is a big liar, and all his magic tricks are deceptive tricks. His real skill is to amuse the audience with actions and words. To this end, he often opposes the old professor and sometimes exposes his magic in front of everyone. Although the "old professor" was a little angry at little Tom's provocation, he never made a move against little Tom. "He is still a child, it's okay." He always says this to people who feel wronged for him.

Half an hour ago, Little Tom received a message from the "old professor". "There are so many people in the circus, why does he just want to see me?" Little Tom couldn't guess the meaning of "old professor" even if he wanted to break his head. Finally, he stamped his foot: "Forget it, let's go and see him." After all, he is a dying man and should not play any more tricks. "He held up an umbrella and rushed into the rain.

Seeing little Tom, the "old professor" smiled. He motioned for everyone else to go out, and then let little Tom sit next to him. Little Tom looked at the pale face of the "old professor" and remembered all kinds of disrespect to him in the past, and he felt very guilty. "Come on, what do you want me to do?" Little Tom said.

The "old professor" slowly took out a piece of white cloth from the bed, which was covered with words. Little Tom looked at the "old professor" doubtfully. "This is my lifelong study of witchcraft, called body replacement. Drive away this witchcraft, and you can transfer your soul to others, replace his soul and become the person you want to be. Now I'll pass it on to you. "

Little Tom was startled. Is what the old professor said true? Besides, he used to go against the "old professor" everywhere, and he would pass on this magical witchcraft to himself? Although the "old professor" never retaliated against him, he knew that the "old professor" was a sinister person. Although I forgive myself on the surface, I must hate myself at heart. He must be up to something by doing so. So, he didn't take the cloth.

The "old professor" seems to see what little Tom is thinking. He forced out a smile and then said, "Tom, I have never hated you." Neither of us has a family, and I have long regarded you as my child. My child, you are short, I know you have been worried about this. If you had mastered body replacement, you wouldn't have this trouble. "

Little Tom hung his head. Yes, I am 23 years old, only 1.2 meters tall, and my facial features are not good-looking. For this reason, he has been laughed at by others and no girl likes him. "Do you really forgive me?" Little Tom asked with tears in his eyes.

"Yes, my child. From now on, you will do what you want, and let the ridicule and pity of others go to hell. " The old professor gasped. A few minutes later, he smiled and swallowed.

After burying the "old professor", little Tom began to study the witchcraft passed on to him by the "old professor". Witchcraft is not difficult to understand. It only took little Tom a day to get the hang of it. "What is ineffective? Also, who should I transfer my soul to first? " Tom was muttering to himself in the room. He thought of the tall animal trainer Schmidt, who always looked aggressive; He thought of the handsome acrobat Gordon, who not only attracted girls, but also won the screams of the most audience in the circus. He thought of Klein, the boss of the circus, who always bossed around every member, looking on his high horse; He remembers ... if possible, I will do it for everyone. Finally, he decided. "Let's start with Schmidt. This guy is so handsome in directing animals. The children like him very much. Let me be awesome. " He said to himself in his mind.

On this day, when Schmidt's performance was about to begin, little Tom quickly returned to his room. He decided to start the experiment at once. For the sake of safety, he must lie in bed, so that even if others find his body after he has transferred his soul, they will only think that he is asleep.

Little Tom tucked in the quilt, took a deep breath, then read a spell and drove witchcraft. "Let my soul enter the body of animal trainer Schmidt!" Finally, he read it. At once, little Tom found himself surrounded by a group of puppies. "It worked!" Little Tom, who has successfully occupied Schmidt's body, can't help cheering loudly.

The audience and other actors looked at Schmidt strangely. No, it's little Tom. Schmidt, what's wrong with you The host came over and asked. Little Tom came to his senses and immediately waved the whip in his hand, imitating Schmidt's appearance and commanding the puppy to do various actions. The puppy is still very familiar with Schmidt at the moment, and of course he also cooperates with little Tom's command. Laughter came from the audience, and the host and other actors were relieved. Little Tom smiled smugly and let the dog roll the ball and jump into the ring of fire. Although animal training performance is not his job, little Tom has watched it countless times, so he is very familiar with Schmidt's animal training techniques.

After the dog show, the lion came on stage. With such close contact with the lion, little Tom felt a little numb on his scalp. But he immediately told himself, "Don't panic, the lion didn't see my little Tom, but the animal trainer who lived with him day and night, so there would be no danger." So, he piled up a smile, waved his whip smartly, commanded the lion to jump and play ball, stood on a high shelf and stood on one leg independently. Finally, as Schmidt always did, he put his head into the lion's mouth. The audience gave him warm applause and cheers.

Little Tom is very excited. In the following performances such as horse training, he not only played Schmidt's skills perfectly, but also added some clown movements. The audience enjoyed it and laughed from time to time.

After the curtain call, the boss Klein came to hug little Tom and said happily, "Schmidt, your performance today was perfect!" " "This is a compliment that little Tom has never received. he is filled with a wild ecstatic happiness. Although Schmidt's body was borrowed, everything was done under the command of his little Tom. Therefore, today's animal training achievements, a large part of the credit to his little Tom. Other actors also came to congratulate. Little Tom was afraid of exposing his defects, so he quickly read a spell and transferred his soul back. As for the next thing, let the real Schmidt face it. But Schmidt certainly doesn't know what's going on. Little Tom smiled at this thought.

Little Tom wants to be a handsome acrobat next. However, after thinking a lot, little Tom denied his idea: "No, Gordon's performance was cool, but it was too dangerous. If something happens, it will be troublesome. " Then, little Tom was lost in thought.

"Just do Pinocchio. I don't like the food and cooking this guy bought, and neither do many people in the group. Tomorrow I will buy my favorite food and treat myself well. " Finally, little Tom decided.

The next morning, little Tom transferred his soul to Pi Nuo. Then, he went to the supermarket and bought a lot of his favorite food. Back in the kitchen, he began to get busy. After more than an hour, he cooked all his favorite foods. Then he transferred his soul back. The body that enjoys food must be his little Tom's real body, otherwise he won't be busy in vain.

Sitting at the table, eating the food he wanted, little Tom smiled happily. Most other people seem to be satisfied with today's meal.

"Pinocchio, the craft is good today."

"Pinocchio, you should have cooked like this long ago."

"Pinocchio, you have to cook like this in the future."

Everyone said in succession. Pi Nuo has no idea what happened. He just nodded stupidly. But he seems happy to hear everyone's praise. "Good, good, I will cook like this in the future." He foolishly agreed.

Little Tom watched Pi Nuo's antics and almost didn't spit out the food in his mouth. "It seems that we should work harder in the future." Little Tom smiled in his heart.

It's all because of the old professor's witchcraft. Little Tom thought to himself, it seems that this "old professor" has no plot against me. I really shouldn't treat him like that. Next, little Tom decided to be Klein's boss once. So little Tom started witchcraft. "Let my soul enter the body of circus owner Klein!" He read it. However, when little Tom found out where he was, he knew he had chosen the wrong time. Because he had a gun to his head. "Clahn, 500,000 dollars, when will you pay it back?" The man said hazily.

"What $500000? I don't know what you are talking about. " Little Tom said, suppressing his fear. He decided to find out what was going on first.

"Don't fucking play dumb with me. Two months ago, you lost $654,380,000 in the casino. So far, you have only paid back $500,000. It is written in black and white, but it is clearly written on the loan. " The man shouted.

I said why I didn't get paid these two months. It turns out that Klein owes someone $6,543,800+0,000. "Bastard! This guy is so hateful! " Little Tom cursed in his mind. But he didn't want Klein to die. After all, Klein took him in and gave him a place to live. So he pretended, "shall I pay back $ 65438+ 10,000 in the next month?" I'll give you a written evidence right away. "Little Tom knows that the circus still has a monthly profit of $65,438+10,000.

The man took the written evidence and told little Tom to curse. When the man left, little Tom transferred his soul back. "It seems that being someone else is not as beautiful as you think." Little Tom lay in bed muttering to himself. In the following days, little Tom became a movie star, host, group president and politician ... However, little Tom was not happy, because those applause, glory and respect did not give the real little Tom.

Little Tom feels tired. That night, he lay in bed quietly thinking about his crazy experience these days. Finally, he finally understood the real intention of the "old professor". The "old professor" wants him to be confused step by step, that is, to be someone else who has lost himself by the so-called aura, that is, to hide his soul in someone else's body and not be himself. The ultimate goal of the "old professor" is to make him unhappy. Because he is unhappy, he is not a clown Tom, and he can't bring joy to everyone. Knowing this, little Tom broke out in a cold sweat.

The next morning, little Tom came to the boss Klein's room and made his own request to Klein: stop gambling, or he would tell everyone in the circus that he owed a huge amount of gambling money and he would choose to leave the circus.

Klein was shocked that little Tom knew his secret, but he didn't ask why. "Tom, you can't leave. The circus needs you. I promise you, I won't go to the casino again. I will help you in the same boat and develop our circus in the future. Also, when I pay off that debt, I will give everyone a raise. " Klein agreed.

Little Tom went back to his room and burned the white cloth left by the old professor. He decided to be a little Tom in the future. Although he is short, he is a clown Tom with a beautiful and kind heart, which brings laughter to everyone.