"I know. I saw how much of an ass you were. Ruining the circus for your kids. Why are so uptight all the time?"
"I'm just annoyed and stresses. I thought this whole trip was a waste of time."
"Hm. Well then we will just have to fix that then. I want you to focus on something for me. Think about a donkey. Think carefully, creating an image of a donkey in your mind. What are you thinking about?"
"A donkey," replied John.
"Good," said Mesmero, "Now focus on how it would feel to be that donkey. The soft fur covering your body. The smell wafting off you. The ears, tail, and hooves. Now I want you to picture yourself becoming this donkey. Picture a slow and complete change from human to donkey. The whole thing lasting around thirty minutes. You might start to bray. Then fur begins to creep over your body. You mind changes filling with donkey thoughts. A tail ripping out of your pants. Your dick growing and then being surrounded by a sheath. Your clothes tearing away as you become a donkey. Once it the change is finished you are a donkey. You look like a donkey. You think like a donkey. You smell like a donkey. You act like a donkey. I want to hear you say it. I am donkey."
As Mesmero was talking, John stood there entranced by his every word. A dumb smile on his face. His dick straining against his pants, though the crowd couldn't see.
"I am a donkey," he whispered, idiotic glee in his voice.
"Now," said Mesmero, " you are human again. Still so relaxed and obedient. John for rest of your time at the circus, whenever you act like an ass, anything from being rude to taking out frustration on others, you will change into a donkey just a little bit. The more you act like an ass the more you change. You will not notice the first changes and the only way to reverse them is to go for 30 minutes without being an ass. Each change will take another thirty minutes. However acting like a donkey will cause even more changes. The more you give in to donkey instincts the more you become one. If you become a full donkey it will last until I reverse it. Furthermore, whenever I say the phrase, 'Human Time', your changes will reverse and you will be human again. Three hours from now, you will take your family to at tent behind this one. You will tell them that I invited you and your family backstage as a prize for participating. You will make sure they are all seated and wait for me to arrive. Finally, whenever you you hear me say the phrase, 'Time to obey my dumb little donkey', you will return to this state of absolute obedience. Do you understand, John?"
"Yes sir."
"Good now the the next time I snap my fingers you will act like a chicken. When I snap my fingers again you will stop and wake up and only remember acting like a chicken and how you enjoyed the feeling of being an animal. You will not remember anything else, but that will not make my suggestions have any less of an effect."
*SNAP*
John opened his eyes and proceed to flap his arms around. Clucking and acting like a chicken. The audience laughing at the sight of a grown man clucking like a chicken.
*SNAP*
John wakes up and realizes what he's doing he blushes with shame, while secretly having enjoyed the feeling of being an animal. Mesmero thanks him for his participation and tells the audience that the show has concluded.
John and his family leave with the crowd, many of whom are still laughing at John, as his wife blushes embarrassed.