The class leader said that it was not difficult, but this foreigner said the opposite.

Thinking about it, it is estimated that the class master is just getting started, and the foreigner is probably a professional clown.

The sea said: "These are two brothers, of course not brothers. This is Tom and the other is Jerry. Yes, it's the name of the cat and the mouse. The stage name is easy for us to remember, Tom's Chinese is better, Jerry is so-so. ”

"What's the matter with your foot?" I said, looking at my left foot with a cast tied to it, I guess it hurts.

Tom said, "I accidentally fell." ”

The sea smiled and said: "It's inevitable that we will be injured in this business, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Tom said, "What about today?" Why don't I play Jerry with a cane? ”

The sea shook his head and said, "In this way, you and Luqiao sit in the first row." I'll go up and play with Jerry, and you can teach Luqiao how to be a good clown by the way. ”

Tom was silent for a moment, nodded his head and said, "Okay, I just hope he doesn't give up." ”

At half past eleven o'clock in the afternoon, the crowded circus program began.

Tom sat down beside me and placed his cane on the ground.

Before the show started, I basically didn't talk to him, and before he said okay, he could feel a little helpless.

At the beginning of the first show, Tom said slowly: "This is the oldest show in the circus, and it is always the opening show." Or the oldest circus, where horses run in circles on the stage. Then the actors performed all kinds of difficult movements on horseback, and the circus that started was born because of this circus. The performers are Russian, and the horses are also from Russia. Russia has talent in this area, and it is all child's work. ”

I nodded my head, after the first show was over.

The horses and the actors all went down, and the lights dimmed and the two lampposts shone brightly.

Two clowns came out of the middle of the stage, one fat and one thin.

Obviously, the thin one is Jerry, and the fat one is the huge sea.

They all wear heavy makeup on their faces, and Jerry begins to perform a ball toss.

The sea keeps throwing balls into it to make it more difficult.

I thought about it and said, "This is so hard, isn't it?"

"It's very simple to learn the skills, and if you keep practicing for three days, normal people can become proficient. Three months can be added to five balls or even higher, depending on coordination. The clown doesn't necessarily have to know everything, the main thing is to make the audience not bored during this gap period when other shows are on the show. Tom said.

"Hmm." I nodded.

"Let's talk about clowns, there are two theories about the birth of clowns. What I believe or think is plausible is that in 1869, the American acrobat Tom Behring performed for a circus in Germany. On one occasion, he missed a tightrope walk and failed the performance, and was trapped in the locker room by the class owner as punishment. But he was unwilling, so he deliberately put on the clothes of the class master. Clothes are also deliberately worn asymmetrically. In this way, the other actors who scandalize the class owner in the background to entertain and rest. At this time, the head of the class suddenly walked into the locker room, and the Tom ran away without saying a word. As a result, he broke into the performance hall, he was anxious and annoyed, but he was hung on the fence because his clothes did not fit. The audience laughed when they saw this, and the class leader demanded that Tom perform as a clown in the future, and allowed the clown to appear at any time as long as he brought laughter to the audience. But later, because of the clown's appearance, there were many stage accidents at will, so it was changed to the current show to come out between the intervals to prepare time for the actors behind. Tom said.