One official of the State Circus attacked a clown for not supporting him, gently speaking, stupid initiatives. I decided to put him in the shadow. But the clown was of merit, loved by the audience and respected by the bosses. In other words, a strong nuts.
Then, under the motto: "Road to the Young", this official pushes at the top of the new criteria for the qualification commission in the genre of clowns. (Those who did not pass, according to the rules at the time, were driven to the second or even third plan.) And the main parameter for the new requirements is the age up to 35 years. Professionalism only follows.
Commission is mandatory. A clown over 50, so, according to the official, he has no chances.
And here, the qualification in the past, the official gets the documents obtained. And there, black on white, it is written, "The age matches." The result is that the qualification has passed.
It turned out how. The clown began performing at the age of 12, naturally, initially in a pair with an experienced master. And then only one. It is unknown whether he was warned of age restrictions or not, but before the commission itself he decided that it was time to take the student. They turned into a duet with a student. A duet’s age is defined as the average of two. And in the criterion "up to 35" they fit with the reserve.