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hen I was little, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I said a tiger. I really don’t remember why, but I was reminded of this when I read I Want To Be A Dolphin, a book written by Children’s Author and Chicagoan, Terrilyn S. Alexander. This issue was inspired by that book (available at Chicago Public Libraries and on Amazon) AND by the upcoming musical Freaky Friday, being presented by Porchlight Music Theatre this spring (porchlightmusictheatre.org). I have loved everything I’ve seen at Porchlight, and I am really looking forward to Freaky Friday. Both Freaky Friday and I Want To Be a Dolphin explore the idea of what it would be like to be someone else for a day—human or animal. We opened that fantasy up to our writers and artists in CPS, and you will find their clever responses inside. Enjoy!

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er shoes fit too small, my skin screams as her clothes tighten around my body. My hair tangles as I run my fingers through her hair, and my forehead has become the home of dozens of red dots. My voice is loud and obnoxious. It yells for attention. My hands run through my face as I stare for a long time in the mirror. My eyes are now puffy and red, releasing tears that aren’t mine. My body is thin and small. This isn’t me...I’m not in my body. I’m Her….

I’m heading up the stairs, walking towards my locker, only to find myself there. Me. Standing in front of me. I look at myself, my heart is racing.

She’s me….

I back up to her locker, I don’t know her combination. Everyone is staring at me, now they’re turning to each other, whispering, about me…

Me, Me, Me….

They’re using words only I ever worried about hearing. These words punch me in the stomach like a soccer ball being kicked around until it finally hits me.

I rush up the stairs to my homeroom, accidentally bumping into people.

“Watch where you’re going b----” I recognized that voice.

It was one of my friends.

My friends don’t like me.

My friends don’t like Her. I’m in my homeroom now, Me is sitting with my other group of friends.

They’re all uncomfortable and annoyed by Me. The way I talk loud enough for the people across to hear. How loud and obnoxious I laugh. Except it’s not me.

It’s Her. But people are starting to hate me. The me in Her body. And now the hate is rising on Me. Because of Her. I want to cry. I want to scream. I have no one to talk to. No one likes Me. No one likes Her. I’m Her. Her. Her. Her. I can’t take it.

I can’t take my own hate. This needs to end.

Make It Stop….

I suddenly wake up. In my room. In my bed. In my body. I look in the mirror, and my eyes turn red and puffy. This time, I’m crying my own tears.

I’ll reconsider my actions today.

Maybe...I’ll be nicer.

I’ll be kind.

—Judith L. Ava V.

One day I turned and I was a leopard and I was big. They were different leopards but they were not my family. My family was watching me at the zoo. I was dreaming, I saw my family.

I turned into a little girl again.

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Anthony M.

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I want to be a shark in the ocean.

Hi, and once I told you who I’m going to be let me just tell you, I don’t care what gender it is as long as I like the content.

OK here it goes: Tabbes.

Tzulik L.

I want to be a lion fish. I would explore the ocean.

Glenn B.

Raul T.

I want to be Naruto Uzumaki. What I would do as Naruto is to walk around the village. The reason I want to be Naruto because he never gave up so why should I.

If I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a shark.

Because I could hunt fish.

And hunt people.

I am a cheetah because they are the fastest animal in the whole world.

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I will like to change places with a cat because cats are sweet and they protect you from different things such as ghosts and they make you feel happy when you upset.

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The person that I would like to switch places with is Hannah Montana because if I can’t see her in real life then I’d rather just be her.

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would switch to be Ronaldo (soccer player) because I want to be a good soccer player. I would switch to a bear because I can survive in the winter and protect myself. —Damian T.

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I would want to be this animal because this animal is strong brave and smart.

Kameron

I switched bodies with my brother because he is little and strong.

Amari C.

f I had to switch with an animal or a person I would switch bodies with a cheetah. I would switch bodies with a cheetah because cheetahs are my 2nd most favorite land animal. Also because I love to run and I’m a fast runner. And cheetahs on the other hand can run up to 60 miles per hour. The advantages of being a cheetah is that you can run very fast the disadvantages of being a cheetah is you get in a lot of fights and get hunted. I would miss my friends and family and my siblings. —Lauren B.

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I would like to be a dog because they can hear good and they are fast and they are very smart.

Hannah L.

I want to be a fairy because it can fly and I want to fly. I would fly around.

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f I could switch with anyone it would be Jeff Bezos. When I am him I will wire transfer all his money to me and I would become the richest person in the world.

The upside would be me being the richest person in the world. The downside is... NOTHING!!!!!

If I could switch with any animal it would be a monkey so I could evolve their species and let them take over the world. I would become the monkey so I could create a real “Planet Of The Apes.”

The upsides would be a real “Planet Of The Apes” movie. The downside would be the end of the world.

I would miss my friends if I become Jeff Bezos for a day. —Nicholas G.

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would like to switch bodies with SpongeBob because his world seems joyful. He has a great job, a good pet, and a great cook. —Ryden A.

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irst of all if I could switch with anything I would pick a unicorn. I want to be a unicorn because they are magical. Also fun and they could fly.

Another thing is that they are colorful and they are pretty. Also they are big and they live in a magical world. In fact, I have a plushie unicorn that my dad gift me. The colors are pink and purple and their unicorn horn is magical. Above all horn is golden. Finally, I will miss my family if I am a unicorn. —Stacey C.

he person I want to switch with for Freaky Friday is Odd 1s Out because he is a cool YouTuber and he is a good drawer. Also, he is famous, but what is bad is I would not see my real family and not be with my friends or have fun in real life. —Isaac L. hat I would like to do is switch with an animal like a bear because I love bears and some of my friends call me Jer Bear and one thing that I would miss about being myself is my body because if I am a bear then I’m going to be all hairy. But the thing that I like about bears is that they could swim, climb trees. They could see very far. —Jaret G.

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oday I’ll be telling you if I could be something else rather than myself, I would be a dolphin.

If I was a dolphin for a day I would swim all day and go as deep as I can in the ocean and I would swim with all the fish that there are in the ocean.

The advantages of being a dolphin are that you live in the ocean and you can swim all you want without stopping.

One disadvantage of being a dolphin is that you can get eaten by bigger animals than you for example by a shark or a whale.

Finally what I would miss about being myself is my family, friends, and playing with my dog.

—Joanna G.

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want to be Marshmello because he is a good DJ and a lot of people like his music. Also his songs are very good. What I would do if I was that person is make music every day so people could hear my songs and I could be the most famous DJ. Also, one thing that I can’t do is make bad music for people to hear or make fun of people in my songs. What I miss about myself is my youth because I am younger than Marshmello. Also what I would miss about myself is that I was a school student. —Jose N.

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or a day I would like to switch places with Matt Nagy who is the coach of the Bears.

The upside is if we win then people would want me to stay and that it is fun. The downside is if we lose, people wouldn’t like me at all. I would miss having fun on my own.

I would switch places with a cheetah. The upside is that I would know how it feels in an open area alone with no one to boss you around. The downside is that I might get eaten and die. I would miss my family. —Britton P.

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he animal I would want to be for one day is a golden retriever. I would play with my puppies, and have fun with my puppies. I would love getting all of the attention. And getting all the pets. I would miss having a longer life, having my parents, having desserts and a lot of other things. —Stella

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would like to switch bodies with Lincoln because he gets to play more video games and gets allowance and I don’t. —James C.

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f I would switch bodies with someone I would choose an animal. The animal I would choose would be my dog, Smokey. I chose my dog because I would like to know how life is from my dog’s point of view. There are ups and downs for choosing my dog to switch bodies with. The good things are I would get to relax and I wouldn’t have to worry about anything. The bad things are my dog (who is in my body and doesn’t understand what humans do) wouldn’t know what to do at school or at my gymnastics (and I compete at gymnastics! And I have to do well in school.) and Smokey could get me in trouble! If you had to switch bodies with someone who would you switch bodies with? —Maya R.

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would be a person. I would be Janell because she is smart. Also she is nice and sweet to people. In addition she is funny she is petty. In fact she is amazing at soccer. One thing I will miss about me is my family. Janell is good at drawing animals people and YouTuber, she is good at learning and she is good at typing and she is good at studying.

—Yarel H.

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want to be a black and white hamster.

To begin with I will play with Angel because Angel also wants to be a hamster. Also I would play in a cage not to mention have Angel’s birthday party next we would be dancing and making a cake then Erick is also a hamster and we play a lot. I want to see what hamsters do. —Dilan B. Spring 2020

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would switch with my dog Brandy. I would switch with her because she is my dog. It is good because she is cute. Bad because she is color blind. I would miss standing and talking and chocolate. —Reid K.

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O If I were a person for a day, I would be Rosa Parks because she was a good person and she helped the world be a better place. So I would help the world by giving out fliers, and telling people that we should boycott the buses and not ride them until we would get to ride the bus. So then I would meet up with Martin Luther King Jr. We would talk all day, about how to help the world and Martin will be proud of me. He would say that we need to do marches, and would say that he has to do speeches.

Ariyonna F.

Me and my big sis switch we was at the beach.

I want to be a shark because they breathe under water and they don’t have bones and they have good eyesight.

Kaliah B.

ne day I would like to switch with my mom because I want see how you can be an adult and how it will feel to have a job.

One day I would switch with a bird because I can fly and I can see the landscapes over the whole word and see other birds too and travel around the world. —Lennart W.

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would like to switch lives with my mom.

I would see what my mom goes through at work. I would like to switch places with a monkey and a lion. —Kaniyah R.

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he person in the world I would probably want to switch with would be Bill Gates because he is rich and is very famous and I would be able to go on vacation all the time. But a downside would be that I would need to learn about Microsoft and coding and that is not easy and I would have to adjust to a new lifestyle but I would be able to adjust. —Connor E.

I would like to be a koala because they’re adorable. I would sleep all day which is 20 hrs a day.

The advantages of this is sleeping 20 hrs a day. Disadvantages are being hunted. I would miss walking on two feet.

Dawon S.

If I had the opportunity to change lives with an animal I would love to be an elephant. If I was this animal I just run around and do what normal elephants do. Some advantages that I would have being an elephant is power and strength. Disadvantages that I would have is a lack of stamina so if another animal were to chase me I would get tired easily.

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y dad. I would switch places with him because I could buy a new Nintendo Switch then I will get every game that went to it on my old one then when the day is over I can play it.

I would like to switch places with a cheetah so I can know what it’s like to run and be the fastest thing around.

—Maurice S. Kasandra J.

I want to be a puppy because they are cute and fluffy and playful and why I would not want to be a puppy is that I would be fed dog food and be pulled by the leash. What I would miss about myself is me drawing and play with my toys. Not my chew toys.

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love dogs so much! That’s exactly why I would want to be one for a day. You might ask, “why would you want to be a dog?”

Well this is why I would want to be a dog.

They get a lot of love and attention. People would stay with you, play with you for a long time. I would have so much energy and be so soft and cuddly. The only bad part about it is that people would not understand what I am saying, and that would be very annoying.

That is why I would love to be a dog for a day!

—Danielle G. Spring 2020

I want to be a wolf because it is my favorite animal and I like how they travel in a pack. I am going to miss my family and friends.

For Freaky Friday I would like to swap bodies with Rebecca Parham because I want to be a good animator like her and be an adult for a day and be a successful YouTuber like her. Also I want to have lots of animator friends. —Kasandra J.

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These are three of the Chicago Cubs. They are my favorite players. I would love to be them for a day because they have fun and I really love to play baseball and it’s my favorite sport.

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If I could switch places with a person for a day, I would pick Santa because he gives prizes to the kids all over the world.

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I would want to be a cheetah because I want to be fast. I want to be my cousin. f I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be a dog because I can eat something different.

—Efrain G.

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I would swap bodies with a giraffe so I can be tall and have a long neck.

Treana B.

would like to switch with Elsa C. I would do it because she is my best friend. I would play with her ADORABLE DOG AND CAT. I would like to switch places with a cat, because I always wanted to try catnip.

I would like to be Elsa because she has adorable pets that no one can live without seeing them.

I would NOT like to be Elsa because I would miss my family. —Eva F.

The animal I would be is a bird. I want to be a bird because I want to know what their lifestyles are like.

I want to know how they live their lives every day and what it’s like to fly.

f I were able to switch lives with a human or animal I would choose a dolphin because they get to swim all day and they can swim so fast. An advantage to this is I love swimming I can do it all day and dolphins are blue and that’s my favorite color, a disadvantage is that you can’t walk and you would get cold in the water all day. I would miss being with my friends. —Drew S.

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would change with Odell Beckham Jr. He is a good football player and one day I would like to be one, too. What I would miss about myself is my family, parents, and friends. —Ivan S.

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would like to be my friend Manon that lives in France. I choose this because in France there is a lot of nature and Manon lives near A LOT of nature. I would explore every interesting part of the forest and beach she lives by.

—Samantha H.

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f I had to be a person for one day I would want to be the richest person in the world. I would want to be that person because I could give money to all those in need and keep some for myself and family. —Kiazia L.

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would transfer with Giancarlo Stanton because he plays baseball and he is my favorite baseball player. I would play baseball all day because he is really good. The advantages are I wouldn’t have to go to school and I would be good at baseball. I would also live in a three-story house that costs $6,000,000.

—Gavin J.

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would like to tell you about why I would like to switch bodies with a gorilla. The upsides would be that you are strong, you get to nap almost all day, and you are never alone. The bad things are that people want to kill you, your home is being cut down, and you are a vegetarian. I would miss my friends and my house and my family. Thank you for reading. —Henry F.

I would want to be Mae Jemison for a day because I would want to visit space.

I want to be a dolphin because I want to swim.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a whale because they are so cool.

—Wyatt T.

would like to be a person from history because this person I am picking made this world a better place to live in. I want to make this world a better place to live in, too. I would like to change with Martin Luther King Jr. The advantage of changing places with this person is that I could change the world to be a better place easier. A disadvantage is that I could not have a normal life—I would miss that. —Byron C.

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n animal that I would like to switch places with for a day would be a bird because I would like to see the world in a different perspective like how a bird would see the world. One thing I would like to do as this animal is visit places around the world since birds migrate they get to see the world a lot. Some advantages of being this animal (Bird) is that you get to visit or travel to places because when you’re a person you don’t always get to visit places around the world. For some people it sometimes is impossible to travel, but a bird just flies and goes to the place it wants to be.

Some disadvantages about being this animal (Bird) is that you wouldn’t know how to talk or go to school to learn and you would not know your directions for navigation or when a bird flies it does not know where north is, south, east or west so they would get lost easily.

Something that I would miss about being myself is that I would miss my family. I would also miss that I wouldn’t have my friends by my side. —Dulce V. Spring 2020

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irst of all if I could switch life with something or someone it would be a wolf. I would be a wolf because it’s my favorite animal. Next I would be a wolf because it’s my spiritual animal.

I would be a wolf because my online username is wolfster. Next I like wolves because of the way they move it’s cool.

I like wolves because they live in the woods. I like wolves because they’re fast.

Finally, I would be a wolf because they have night vision. —JoseMaria G.

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want to be Miley for a day because I want to see better to the promethean board and want to sit on a desk to illustrate my point Miley is smart and nice to everybody for example she makes a lot of friends and is so sweet to people. Another reason is that she works hard. I will miss when I get to spend time with my family. I will try harder to pay more attention on the front of the class.

I will miss when I do my arts at home.

I will miss when I play with my toys at home and at recess also playing with Briana with the toys finally I will also miss my desk in school. —Isabella L.

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would want to switch places with Beyoncé because she just seems so perfect and she’s just so pretty and can sing and dance. And her life seems so fun. She don’t be in no drama. She just stays to herself. If I was Beyoncé I would probably meet some famous people. But the thing I’ll miss about myself would be my family. I love them tooooo much to lose them. And if I be Beyoncé I would have a different family. —Kimora P.

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would choose to switch lives with a person because the person I choose is a celebrity also she is nice to people even though she doesn’t know them.

I would be Ariana Grande because she is caring, kind and nice. If I was her I would donate to the poor because she is like a millionaire also donate to the government. I chose her because she is really one of the kind people I know in the music business. Finally I would miss all my friends and family. —Miley S.

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want to switch lives with Jaquel.

—Payton G.

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ne person I would switch places with for a day is a black rich man, because I can spend a lot of money. I would stay at the mall all day. I would get a new house and car. One advantage is I would have all this money. One disadvantage is people could take advantage of me. One thing I would miss is my height. —Jaylen H.

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he animal I would be is a zebra because I love them but some zebras don’t have stripes. The coat that’s on the zebra keeps you warm. The coat is so big that it covers the whole body.

Some things that I would do as a zebra is keep people safe help people and some zebras live in Africa, every zebra has a unique pattern of black and white stripes some zebras are part of the Equidae family along with horses and donkeys.

Some advantages of being a zebra are that the stripes may help zebras camouflage themselves and escape from lions and other predators, they can avoid bites from flies they also can control body heat you can adjust your body temperature.

The disadvantage is that zebras must spend a considerable part of their day feeding to maintain the high rate of intake. The increased time spent foraging exposes them to greater risks of predation. —Lakisha C.

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f I would want to switch bodies with an animal for a day, it would be a cheetah because they are really fast. I would like to be a cheetah because I am not faster than my friends, my friends are faster than me. So, that’s the reason why I would want to be a cheetah. But the thing that I am missing about myself is I do not want to eat other animals. And that’s the reason I would want to be a cheetah. —Melanie S.

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he animal that I would switch with is a cat. A reason is I like cats if I was a cat I would play all day. Also I will knock things down and I like that cats sleep around, like to sleep all day, I think and play around. Another reason is they’re soft they have cute eyes. Finally cats don’t like rain and they lick themselves to clean. I like cats. —Yandel B.

would switch places with Jeff Bezos for a day because he is the head and founder of Amazon and he is a trillionaire so I would give Normal Me 1 billion dollars and then I would ride around in my yacht for the rest of the day and I would donate 5 billion dollars to animal shelters and 10 billion dollars to organizations saving the rainforest and stopping climate change and that is why I would pick Jeff Bezos. —Samuel B. f I could be an animal for a day I would be a pitbull with an owner like me. I would be a pitbull because I would have the legs and energy to run around everywhere. I would also probably like chicken flavored dog treats! Another reason I would like to be a pitbull is I could chew on everything. Like dog toys, stuffed animals, shoes.

Those are my reasons I would like to be a pitbull for a day. —Briar B.

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I want to be a cheetah.

If I was a cheetah I will do what a cheetah does.

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would like to switch places Kris Bryant (Chicago Cubs player). I would switch because I want to know what it would be like to be a Cubs player. I would play baseball games and try my hardest.

My advantages are that I would be very famous and people would look at me and go “wow.”

The disadvantages would be that I am very busy and do not have a lot of time to spend with my family and chill. I would miss being a child and being able to do basically whatever I want to do.

—Levi A.

I wanna be a wolf.

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would like to change places with Annie Lablanc.

She’s an American girl and a famous singer.

—Ramya P.

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f I could be an animal, I would be an alligator.

Alligators live in the water, and they can swim very fast. Furthermore, they are green, so they can camouflage into their surroundings. I would eat large animals, like ostriches, and I would have my own treehouse, with an elevator. Moreover, I would have tropical birds brush my teeth for me every morning. I think it would be exciting to be an alligator, because I would be able to enjoy the beautiful wildlife scenery, and it would be easier to hide from more ferocious animals than in the desert or the savanna. —Amilo R.

This is my dad and he likes to have fun with me and my sister and brothers and mom.

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n animal that I would want to be is a pig because pigs are cute and I will love to see how it feels to be a pig or an animal period.

A thing that I will do as an animal is explore the world because when you’re a pig you really don’t have anyone to tell you where to go and what to do. —Nyiesha J.

This bird likes to fly a lot and likes to poop on me.

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would be Queen Naija for a day because she’s my favorite singer and I want to see what it will feel like to be her. —Kelis R.

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irst of all, I want to be a dog because they are fluffy and cute. Once I saw a dog helping an old lady cross the street.

In fact, I want to be a dog because they’re playful and I like playing. Since my mom had a dog in Mexico that dog was named Cobby. He was really smart when he needed to go to the bathroom he knew that he could not do it in the house so he goes outside in conclusion I will be a dog because they’re smart.

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would like to switch places with a mountain lion because I want to climb like a mountain lion truly I want to have sharp teeth most importantly is that I will like to run like a mountain lion also because I will like to catch a predator and eat raw beef or chicken then I will miss my friends because they my best friends another reason why switching would be bad is I will miss my Nintendo Switch and my books finally my family because I have so many memories of them. Finally when I switch places I will have so much fun playing with my friends lions. —Israel E.

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would like to be a WWll war veteran and see what happened for about a week. I would also like to be a mako shark it is the fastest shark in the world.

It is good to be fast and a fish and I like fish and also war is a bad thing but I wonder what actually happens, the problem with being a shark is that there is lots of poisonous plastic and mercury in the ocean and the issue with being in war means you could be very sick from something and even die! —Tobias S.

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want to switch places with an animal because I like animals. In fact lion is my middle name. So I want to switch places with a lion. I will miss being with my family. I will miss playing with my friends. Also, I will miss talking. Notably, a bad thing that a lion could do is to hunt other animals. With this in mind, I will be friendly and be playful if I am in the zoo. For one thing I want to run like a lion because like that I could stay away from enemies. When I switch places I am going to have so much fun playing with my friends lions. —Angel P.

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he person I would like to switch places with for a day is Lamar Jackson. The advantages are that I can run and throw the ball. I would be able to fit through small spaces and blocks.

And since I am pretty fast it could probably work out. There are also some disadvantages I could get hurt, then I would be in big trouble. It would be fun to play with Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown. I would miss playing with my friends on my regular football team, but not that much. —Max C.

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Nariya P. We are leaders.

Make people save homeless.

Tell people that we can save the planet!

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would like to switch places with Alex Morgan because I love soccer and I would like to see what it is like to be a famous soccer player. I want to see how hard it is to be a famous soccer player. I can make lots of money and Alex Morgan is very pretty and she wins lots of games. I want to see how much hard work and commitment it is to be a professional soccer player. I can get hurt very easily and or pass out. I would miss not having so much attention on me and not being able to go shopping or being with my friends. That’s why I would switch places with Alex Morgan.

—Eve F.

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t’s hard to choose just one person or animal to switch places with, so I would choose to spread it out over a week. Monday, I’d switch places with a basketball player, like Lebron James, and feel what it’s like to be really tall and athletic. Tuesday, I’d try out life as a hippopotamus to see what it’s like to be one of the most dangerous animals in the world. Wednesday, I’d choose someone from the past, like George Washington, so that I can experience what it was like when the United States won independence. Thursday, I’d stick closer to home and choose to swap with my dad so I can see things from his point of view. Friday, I’d choose Bill Gates so that I could be smart, rich and help make the world a better place. Saturday, I’d like to switch places with someone my age who lives in Sweden and see what his life is like. Finally, on Sunday I’d be ready to be myself again and take some time to remember all of my crazy adventures. —Jared W.

If I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be a blue jay because I don’t have to walk or go to a car. I can just fly to go somewhere. But I will be hunted down by predator animals and I’ll be sleeping outside in a nest. I will miss being in my house, my family, and watching TV.

I would like to be my mom for Freaky Friday. She is in a meeting.

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Amarion M.

I would like to be an owl, because they remind me of wisdom and gentleness.

I would fly in the clouds and look at the towns from up above and test out my new claws on a field mouse and land on a branch and watch and listen to everything around me.

Ava A.

One day I was a octopus! I lived in the deep sea and made new octopus friends and the water was a little too cold. I eat prawns small fish and even other cephalopods. I had fun with my octopus friends but I miss my teacher and my family and my friends. I said goodbye.

Crafty, courageous predator Heat is my only enemy Exhausted after one good run Exceptional at running clear across the savanna Tactics are not needed to hunt gazelles Attack with immense speed Humans, hyenas and lions lead to endangerment —Dominique H.

I would turn into a cheetah because they’re fast and sneaky. I wouldn’t like to run away from family because if I come back I would be exhausted. In the picture I am running back home to family. I would miss being myself because of all the delicious food.

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Lola S.

I like tigers because they are like big cats.

I also like tigers because of their sharp teeth and sharp claws.

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f I were an animal for the day I would be a fox because they are cute but also fierce! And I would explore the forest but stay with my pack! I would also lay on a mountain and look at the amazing view! But since I would be a cub I would also practice hunting with mice! And to be helpful I would bring the mouse to my pack! And me and my pack would munch on some yummy food! But then I will get sleepy so I rest in my den but I would miss being with my parents and playing games with my friends. But then I would drift to sleep. —Julia A.

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he person I would want to be is the famous football player Barry Sanders. One of the fastest players ever.

Why? Because he is my favorite football player ever. An advantage of being Barry Sanders is rich, having a lot of fame.

Disadvantage is having a severe injury in my career. —Jaeden J.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be an alpaca because an alpaca has nice fur and fluffy fur.

An alpaca has a free life. I would be an alpaca because “I will get all the attention.” —Miranda D.

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f I could choose anything there’s no doubt I wouldn’t pick a dog. The reasons I would be a dog is because you have a very easy job to love your owner, you have no predators so it’s very uncommon to be hurt at a young age or any age, and you get all the love you want and all the attention from everyone at any time!! But there is a downside of being a dog which is normally their owner leaves in the morning for school or work and then you would be sad and bored. Also, dogs never get fed and are always begging for dog food! I would also miss being myself I wouldn’t get to hang around my friends and run around as much and I really couldn’t get much freedom.

—Sheri W.

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would switch places with Alyssa Naeher because she is on the Red Stars that is the women’s soccer team of the U.S.A. She plays goalkeeper just like me. She is 21 years old and her jersey number is #1.

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want to be a.....tiger because a tiger is fast.

I can be friends with humans and I will not attack the humans that are around me. I am a great tiger. —Andres M.

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would like to switch places with Dove Cameron because she is my idol and I have tried to be just like her since I was three and if I could switch places with her I would 1000% go to one of her sets to act.

Plus I could be an adult for the day.

If I could switch with an animal I would definitely choose a dog because one they are my favorite animal and you can lay around all day and they are really fun to play with. —Alison S.

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would like to switch places as a Wings of Fire icewing for a day. I would like that because the dragons have all sorts of cool powers that would come in handy, such as icy frost breath that would freeze and kill anything it touches, as well as the power to withstand sub zero temperatures and bright light. The disadvantages would be getting annoyingly hot very often.

—Alisha M.

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f I had to switch bodies I would switch bodies with a monkey they are like humans and I would have lots of siblings to play with they swing on vines and run and jump around all day I would love that.

They also love fruit which I love. They are brave and I would love to spend a bunch of time with these breathtaking creatures.

—Liam B.

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I want to be a dolphin because 1. Cute 2. Like tricks 3. Beautiful

I want to be like Young M.A.,, because she makes me want to be better and I look up to her.

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f I was able to switch bodies with an animal or a human I would chose a wild cat because they are sneaky, they know how to take care of themselves at young ages, and they are so cute. The bad thing about being a wild cat is that there are poachers and they have shorter lives. The things that I would want back from myself is a thumb, my family and friends and my artistic skills. —Zoey S.

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will like to switch places with Santa for a day. My advantages are that I could make presents for everybody in TOWN!!! Santa will deliver presents at night because you have to go to bed early in order for Santa to come deliver presents. I would miss my friends and I would miss my home.

—Mark P.

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f I was able to switch places with a person for a day, I would be Megan Thee Stallion. The advantages of being Megan Thee Stallion are she has money and she loves money too and she is fun and funny.

She inspires a lot of tall girls like me she’s cute and she’s creative.

But the disadvantages of being Megan Thee Stallion are too many haters, people jealous. People always invading her personal space, taking pictures without permission, asking for autographs. She may have stage fright. Always in the spotlight, not able to freely go places without being harassed.

If I was Megan Thee Stallion, I would miss my family and having fun with my friends, and being in my own home too.

—Mi’amor M.

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would want to be a white wolf, what I’d do when I’m a wolf I would run around in the woods and enjoy the forest. The disadvantages of being a wolf are I would have to find food on my own and I would probably get lost. The advantages of being a wolf are I could do what I want and I could be fast. What I would miss about myself is that I could draw really good and that I could edit videos really good. —Eliana H.

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f I would have a wish from a fairy to switch places with someone I would say “My parents.” My parents are famous for me as they help in every single situation I am in. My father says, ” We can solve any problem together.” He is very kind and loves me a lot. He always listens to me and loves beating me in chess. My mother is also very nice and loves me a lot. She is always there for me when I am in a problem and helps me out every time.

I would switch places with my mom as she can be at home and does not have to go to school every day by waking up so early and studying so much. She can also chill at home and eat food whenever she wants to. I always feel so hungry before lunch and I drink water to diminish my hunger. Also one more advantage is that she can watch tv at home and my favorite show. She can also chill on the sofa and drink cold coffee with full satisfaction. Nevertheless she has to do so much work for example cooking as my family and I love eating her food. She also has to wake up early and make breakfast for my sister, my father and of course me!

Or I would switch places with my dad as he can go to his office and call my mom and talk to her on his phone but I can’t do that! My father can also eat out for lunch at any time. He can also come early from his office or take a leave whenever he wants to. However he has to do a lot of work in his office.

One thing I would miss would be studying a little and singing or doing other activities in school.

To wrap it up for all the above reasons I would like to switch places with my parents. —Mehr M.

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I would like to switch places with Dove Cameron because she is in Descendants. I would love to be in Hollywood and go to the red carpet. I will like to be the singer for a show it will be so cool.

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would like to switch places with Ariana Fletcher because she look like she be having fun in her everyday life and she makes good money being an entrepreneur. I would like to experience hanging out with her friends and selling lashes and hair. The advantage of being Ariana is she has a good business so she is always going to be financial straight.

The disadvantage of being her is she’s famous so she has haters so a lot of people have different points of view of her. I would miss my personality and just being weird like me. —Cassidy

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he reason I want to be a lion is because they’re king of the jungle and they have power. But I don’t want evil power. I want to help other animals that’s why I want to be a lion.

—Karon C.

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he animal that I want to be for a day is an elephant. They are unique because elephants are the largest animals on Earth. The reason they look unique is because of their huge floppy ears, their trunks, and their thick legs.

What I would do as this animal I would explore the wilderness, to see and do all the things I would do as an elephant.

They can use their trunks to dig for water. They can pick people up with their trunks. The disadvantage of an elephant is that it only runs 25 mph, also they can’t beat every other animal. What I would miss about being myself is that I can’t eat what I want to and I can’t play with friends and family. —Danielle W.

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The person I would like to switch places with is Ariana Grande because I like to sing and I am a big fan of her.

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want to be a unicorn because I love unicorns. I think they’re awesome. I would play with fairies if I was a unicorn.

What I would miss about my self: My own hair. After all, unicorns can’t take their horns off. As can be seen unicorns have colorful hair. Finally, I want to have this color hair. —Ailyn D.

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would like to be my sister for a day!

I would love to be a baby and be able to see her daycare! But I don’t want the dirty diapers, but what will my sister do with me? I would be happy to be a baby again! Now my sister would probably go on my bed and play on her phone that is her dream and she will get infinite toys in her opinion! The bad things about me being her is I don’t get as much food and alone time which I need! Thank goodness it would only be one day! That would mean no Roblox and Minecraft!

I also don’t have to go to school and can sleep whenever I want! —Lily B. Annabella O.

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he animal that I want to be is a dog.

If I am a dog I would play with my brother outside fetch or we would take a walk. Usually if I am a dog I would also play with my little brother to be happy.

If I am a dog I would run in the park around as exercise everyday so I would be more faster. Once again I would go to my cousins house to play outside.

—Christian C.

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would either be my puppy or one of my best friends. I would be my puppy so I could see what it is like to be a dog or puppy and so I could see how dog food tastes. I would be my best friend because I would see how they feel about me and just experience a boy’s life for a day unlike me because I am a girl and most of my best friends are guys.

—Lila M.

f I would switch places with someone I would be a koala bear because they sleep a lot and they hang on trees which seems super fun. A bad thing about being a koala is that sadly a lot of koalas got killed from a fire in Australia so at that time I would definitely want to be myself. —Maia B.

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he animal I would like to be is a cat.

I want to be a cat because I could play with my kittens. The advantages would be that it would be awesome and fun. The disadvantages would be that I would have to run away from dogs. And I would be scared of vacuum cleaners.

That would be awesome but I would miss myself because I wouldn’t be with my family anymore. And I would miss them a lot. And that’s what animal I want to be. —Theo H.

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would like to switch places with the owner of Amazon because I would like to experience what Jeff Bezos experiences every day because he is a billionaire so he could do all the things I want to do in life like buy a jetpack or a McLaren so that’s what I would like to do and go skydiving. Because he can afford all of that and act like it was nothing. So I think that would be really fun to do all of those things. —Jonathan G.

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If I could be a dog it would make my day so happy because it has been my wish to have a dog but why not be a dog instead and because I also want to know how their eyes work.

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would switch with my teacher because then I would get to have extra recess for the whole day. —Ronan F.

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f I would be a person alive I would be a friend named Yarel H. To explain she always has my back. And she is a good friend. Next she is smart and pretty.

Next she is always in a happy mode.

Now most of all is because she is herself.

She is a very funny girl she was the girl to ask me if we could be friends. She will always be my best friend and I will always have her back. Finally I will never stop being her friend we may fight but that does not mean that we will not be friends anymore. But one thing I would miss is my family my parents mostly though. —Janell L.

want to be Vy Qwaint because I want to blog and be famous. Also to be in the safe house and fight hackers.

Especially do challenges with Chad, Daniel also Regina. I would also like to post videos also to have spy ninja merch. For instance find clues about Daniel’s past and open up the safe. Not to mention to defeat project zorgo. And do CRAZY challenges and be a small spy ninja. So, I could fit in small places like cabinets and protect the safe house and the spy ninjas. Including be disguised as a hacker to protect the spy ninjas and get clues and travel around the world.

On the negative side it’s dangerous to be Vy Qwaint because she fights hackers and they could hit you and you could be hurt. In conclusion I would miss being a little girl. Also play with my toys, and miss my parents. —Destiny V.

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If I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a baby penguin.

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f I could switch places with anything it would probably be a monkey. They are my favorite animal and they roam free in the jungle. I would hop from tree to tree and I would play all day and not have to worry about school. I think it would be a lot of fun. —Blake P.

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his was an easy decision; I have a dog named Sadie, a lively mutt.

She is funny with lots of love (and attention seeker!) If I switch places with her, I would sleep for a long time then go play with my dog buddies. I probably would refuse to eat dog food, though.

I would steal the humans’ food. I would figure out a way to turn on the tv; even though my dog isn’t the smartest. Only thing I’m worried about is what my dog would do as me! Probably fail all my classes. Eat all the food. Anyway, I think being my dog would be the best!!!

—Christina M. Noah E.

An animal I would like to switch places with for a day is an owl.

Owls are a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. It’s just something about owls that I admire. Maybe it’s their yellow eyes to their brown feathers. I would also be an owl because they are nocturnal like myself I’m very active at night.

If I was this animal, I would just soar through the air at night and just take in the view while getting some breeze going through my feathers. I would also sit on the highest branch and scout out my prey.

I I want to be a panda because I can climb really high. I can eat bamboo all day. I can also make a flute out of bamboo!

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f I could switch places with a person, I would switch with Rosa Parks. I would switch with her because I want to change something that she said.

On the day Rosa Parks was told to get up and sit in the back of the bus, I would say, “Oh no. I’m tired today. I am not moving” but with some attitude, don’t know why but just want to. I would feel important and accomplished because I stood up to something that I felt was wrong and changed so many lives because of it. The positive would be feeling that you changed something for the better, taking a stand and being recognized for it. The negative would be being treated differently, being treated badly, taken for granted. —Perla M.

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would switch places with Mitchell Trubisky because I want to play professional football because I really want to play with Khalil Mack and throw to Eddie Jackson.

I would want to switch places with a dog because I want to see if their fur can really keep them warm. —Vance H.

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would like to be my dog Reggie because all she does is sit, watch tv, barks at the mailman, fetch, EAT. And if my dog was in my body (when we switch bodies) she would use her hands to eat EVERYTHING! So yeah that’s what I would do. —Ellie M. irst of all I would like to switch to a dragon because they can fly in the air.

Why? Because they have different colors.

Also I want to fly around the world.

Another reason I want to see all the islands and there are different islands.

Next I want to see how the island looks like. Then I live in a cave that was dark and there I was sleeping in the cave.

Then I was protecting the treasure since I breathe fire if they grab the treasure I will still sleep. Finally, I like my cave and I have sharp teeth and long wings and I was big because I was eating a lot of food in my cave. —Emmanuel R.

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will be Rosa Parks. I will tell white man I won’t get out of my seat. I won’t get up. The disadvantages of being this person is that she goes to jail. I would miss going to school. —Salome

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would want to be a cat because they have nine lives. I like to climb things too. —Mariah B.

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f I could switch with anyone or anything, I would switch with my dog, Anna. Why, you might be wondering.

Well, my dog does some pretty weird stuff, so I would want to know why she does those things. Also, she doesn’t have to go to school, and she might do weird stuff while I’m at school.

The downsides though, are that she’s a dog. What would happen during the day if she was in my body? I could get in serious trouble!!!! Maybe I could switch on a weekend.... But, I would have to eat dog food!!! Ewwwwww!!!

Another cool thing is that my parents might take me to doggy daycare, and I could get to know the other cute dogs!!!

It would be awesome to play with dogs, although they would all be bigger than me because my dog is pretty small.

Once I figure out how to switch with my dog I will. In fact, maybe I will now!

To the laboratory! —Gabrielle S. Evan D.

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lying high over mountains, trees, and land. What am I? I am a bald eagle. I can do all types of things. That’s why I am a bald eagle and also I can fly.

Every day I do some flying (or I’m in my nest) 600 feet off the ground, gliding and hunting for food. I wake up every morning feeling great about what I am because I am one of the coolest animals.

There’s a lot of positive things about me, likes there’s not that many things out here that would want to eat me for lunch, no matter because I can defend myself with these claws. There’s not much negative things about me, except maybe a chance of me being attacked by another bird and it killing me.

—Ismael O.

f I was able to switch with someone or something I would choose a puppy!

They get so much attention and are super sweet. I would get so much pets and compliments. Puppies are super cuddly. And I would be able to know what puppies/dogs think about all the time! Puppies for life! —Dylan H.

If I can switch bodies with Minato I’ll eat squid, beef, and pork.

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would like to be my brother because I would like to be older and go out with my friends. What I would do for a day is hang out with my friends and play basketball at the park or go downtown to eat. I would feel happy because I’m old and I can do whatever I want and live my own life. What’s positive about this person is that he’s very caring and humble and his many good friends.

What’s negative about this person is that when he gets mad, it is scary.

—Yesenia T.

I want to be a coconut crab because I like the beach a lot and this crab eats coconuts and I like coconuts.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be an eagle so I wouldn’t have to walk anymore. I could fly and see good from up high. Like Mount Everest. —Erick A.

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would switch places with a wildlife biologist because I would get to be up close to some of the most endangered species in the world which is really cool.

Also while doing that I could learn some things that I need to know so that I can get that job in the future. It’s also just a really cool thing to do. —Lillian K. f I could switch bodies I would choose an animal and the animal I am choosing today is a .... KITTY!!! I am choosing this because I would be able to jump super high and get to my kitty food. Also they are very mischievous.

I loveeeeeee kitties, they are so cute! I would be a Persian cat. My nails would be way too sharp though... But then I can rip up the couch!!! I would get 9 lives too!!!!... Although when my humans leave I will be lonely... Meow.

—Peyton K.

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would like to switch places with my puppy Lola because I want to see and hear the perspective of a dog. I would be very nice to my owner and do a crazy trick to impress them and get lots of treats. The advantages of being a dog is people will really love you and hold you and the disadvantages is you will get the same food each meal. I would also really miss talking to people and playing with my friends. —Carin M.

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f I were to choose what person I would switch bodies with, it would be the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. For starters, he makes the best songs. They not only are great to listen to, but they make positive messages. Furthermore, he has a great sense of fashion, notable ones are the white glove on Motown 25, and the cowboy outfit he wore on The Ed Sullivan Show. Finally, he is known all around the world and is a record holder. He shattered the records for Most Grammys Won In One Night and Best-Selling Album of All Time, Thriller.

As well as having a pet monkey, a mansion with a private movie theater and amusement park, Neverland Ranch, and a spot on the Walk of Fame. That’s why I’d switch bodies with Michael Jackson. —Kristian M.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a rare black jaguar because I would feel fierce, strong, good at hunting, hard to find, and I would have sharp teeth and claws. I would be like a lion. I would eat fish and meat. I would sleep in a den. —Franklin P. would switch lives with Dr. Phil. He’s very helpful to people and helps them open their eyes, especially since he’s a famous therapist. My day would be stressful because it’s a lot of work to deal with all kinds of people, but it’ll be great because I get to play golf with Steve Harvey, and I can send people to the ranch. —Kiwi L.

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he person I would like to be is Sofia Carson because she is smart, creative, and kind. An advantage is that she is kind so I’ll have more friends. The disadvantage is someone could use me to do something bad. —Alani S.

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would like to switch places with a polar bear one whole day because I want to see how their eating habits are and what do they eat. Ok maybe not the eating part but it will still be cool!!! Something that I would do as a polar bear is roll around in the snow and go swimming in the cold water. One of the advantages of being a polar bear is that I don’t have to do any homework and I could just stay with my family and mom to snuggle all the time. A disadvantage of being a polar bear is that you have to eat seals and that means you are killing them.

But, life as a polar bear would still be kind of fun. I hope you really like who I picked to be for one whole day.

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would like to switch places with Carli Lloyd (a professional women’s soccer player on the USA National Team) because I want to be a professional women’s soccer player when I grow up, because I love sports, and I love soccer, and I want to be famous like Carli Lloyd is. Also, I want to play in a big stadium, and travel all over the world like Carli’s team does. And I want to win the women’s soccer like the USA team did this year. —Emerson K. Zoe P.

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ne sunny day I woke up to a bright light in my face. I moved a bit from the light, but as I moved my head hit against something! The sound sounded like glass, “Boing!” I looked around to only see what seemed to be….GLASS!!!

I was freaking out, I was scared. I tried to get up and run but when I tried to run Tiger Narwhal Disadvantages: Disadvantages: I was crawling? I looked down and my feet were...GONE!!! They were not mine!

Other animals I’ll be freezing. eat me. I’ll miss I’ll miss my family. They were green. I tried to figure out what I was, but a little girl came in and my family.

Advantage: I’ll Advantage: I eat have a big horn. took me out of this big glass thing. As soon as I was in her hands, I leaped out other animals. and made a run for it, but was stopped by some big feet. I looked up and saw f I could switch with any person or any a woman yelling, “LILLY GET YOUR animal I would pick Neytiri from the LIZARD!” From that moment on, I was movie Pandora because they live in a happy I was a lizard. —Andrea C. beautiful place with beautiful creatures. I love the movie because it represents we ne day I opened up my eyes and I need to stop killing the rainforest and looked around and saw land. Then care about the animals that live there.

I saw a river and I was really thirsty so —Elsa C. I went to go drink some water. When I looked down at the water, I saw myself and realized I was a lion. It felt a little f I could switch places with something weird to walk on four feet. it would be a dolphin. I would be a The good thing about being a lion dolphin because I love to swim. was that I was the tough one and I was Swimming is what I love to do. I am on a the one in charge. The bad thing about swim team two times a week. Mondays being a lion was the fighting. —Javier C. and Wednesdays. When I was in second grade I did a diorama on a dolphin and learned a lot of cool facts. would like to be a microscopic animal I have loved them ever since. The called a “water bear.” An advantage advantages of being a dolphin are that would be they can survive 3 days you get to swim a lot and eat seafood. without oxygen! Another advantage is Some of the disadvantages are that they can live in extreme weather. For you don’t get to walk on land. I would example, they can live in temperatures miss not being able to see my awesome of -250˚ Fahrenheit to 250˚ Fahrenheit. friends. But I would love to be a dolphin A disadvantage is I wouldn’t be able to if I could. —Jacqueline B. see friends, family etc. —Liam V.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be a puppy because I like to be in his body. —Andres H.

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would like to switch places with a bulldog, because they can run 20 miles per hour, and they are super duper fast. I also want to be a bulldog because they’re faster than all animals but not a cheetah.

They are also faster than everybody in the whole entire world! —Nahla M.

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would switch with Abraham Lincoln because I want to go to a play. Because I have never went to a play. So I never felt or heard or saw what a play would look like. —Cy H.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be my three dogs that I sold. Their names are Clowy, Waly and Cooky. But I still miss them. But I will mostly be Clowy, my girl dog.

—Anelisse D.

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f I can switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a water snake because they can poison a lot of people.

And if a bird comes towards me, I will jump really high and catch them.

—Ethan G.

The person I would like to switch with is Bryan and if I could switch places with an animal for a day I would be an orangutan. Orangutans can swing from tree to tree in the forest in nature. And they live free and happy ever after.

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he disadvantage of being a cat is that they are not very smart. The advantage of being a cat is that they have a great defense. —Casey B.

I want to be a cat!

Why because they are cute!

And I am going to scare my family!

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he person I would like to switch places with is President Trump to help stop Jake P. World War 3 so the soldiers stay home and safe. —Bryan O.

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will like to change places with a dog so I can feel loved! —Ryniaa W.

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f I can switch places with somebody it would be LeBron James, because he gets paid millions to play basketball. I would play basketball with professionals and then when the game ends I would follow myself on Instagram.

—Malcolm S.

he animal I would like to switch places with is a jaguar because a jaguar is my favorite animal. I would have babies and I will hunt. —Emma B.

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would be my principal because I want to see how it is to manage a school. My day would be doing important work and making the school better for all of the students. I would feel hard working because it’s a lot of work to handle. What is positive about this job is that you get to work in a school and meet a lot of kids. What is negative about this job is that you have to do a lot of work.

—Antonio N.

Andrea C.

I would like to be a wolf because they are gray and that is my favorite color and they can howl. And if animals try to eat me I can eat them.

Aiden B.

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f I could switch places with an animal for a day, I would be a cheetah because they can run really fast and they can catch prey easier. As this animal, I would just go hunting. I would climb trees hide in them, and pounce on animals that come past.

—Ja’Hari F. Santiago A.

Lily C.

The person I like to switch places with is Santa because Santa is a nice person and he gives presents to kids.

Spring 2020

What I would like to be for a day is a white shark because it can sense bits of blood from miles. A shark can pounce high. It’s the largest meat eater.

It has really good hearing and can see really good.

If I were to switch with an animal, I’d be a... octopus.

Advantage: not being seen by predators because of ink Disadvantage: being caught by humans.

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would like to switch places with my oldest sister. I want to switch places with my oldest sister because it seems that she is very successful and is handling school like I never have.

If I was this person I would gladly take advantage of this opportunity she has of getting a good job because of her grades through 7th-college. The advantages of being my oldest sister is that she doesn’t have to be pressured anymore about grammar school and she already has good grades so she doesn’t have to be yelled at every day.

The disadvantages of being her is that she is soon to be paying her own bills and working every day to get that done.

—Tariah H.

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ne animal I would like to be is a gorilla. The only reason I would be a gorilla is because this is my favorite animal and some people say that it is my skin tone. If I was a gorilla I would climb a lot of trees and eat a lot of food really just bananas and plants. —Albert P.

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he person I would switch bodies with is Cameron Boyce. I would like to switch bodies with him because I want to be a Disney star, and I want to be in Descendants. —Tyler F.

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he person I would want to be is Spider-Man and as this person I would swing around NYC and jump from buildings. The advantages of being Spider-Man would be super strength, web shooting, and wall climbing. The disadvantages of being Spider-Man would be having the weight of the city on my shoulders. The thing I would miss about me is my personality.

—Jeremy H. “Every great dream starts with a dreamer. And you always have strength within you.”

“I grew up like a neglected weed— ignorant of liberty, having no experience.”

I would be Harriet Tubman for one day because I like to experience her freeing a lot of slaves throughout her time.

—Kamya F.

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would be a mermaid because I would swim the depths of the deep blue sea and make friends with the sea creatures.

Also I would be able to swim with sharks and dolphins. —Naava S.

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would switch places with Albert Einstein. The advantages would be: 1) He had several scientific breakthroughs including the famous relativity 2) He was really smart 3) He was born on March 14, 1879 and I was born on March 24, 2009 4) He had a terrible memory 5) He suggested an alternate big bang theory 6) He never failed math 7) He was asked to be the Prime Minister of Israel 8) He was Jewish 9) Einstein was really good at playing the violin 10) He loved sailing 11) Albert Einstein is an anagram for ten elite brains and I think that would be a cool name 12) He created the equation e=mc2 which means that energy equals the mass times the speed of light squared 13) He has a crater on the moon named after him 14) He won a Nobel Prize for the photoelectric effect.

The disadvantages would be: 1) He smoked a pipe 2) He didn’t wear socks 3) He didn’t brush his hair 4) He was an average student except for math 5) He failed his college entry exam 6) He had an illegitimate daughter. —Gabriela S.

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irst of all the animal I would want to switch places with is a wolf because first reason is they could run away from their predators. Another reason I want to be a wolf is because in the nights the wolves hunt and to see in the dark they use night vision. A bad reason is some wolves can’t control themselves. And a reason that I would miss about my self is that I can’t see my family for a day. —Alexander B.

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want to be my dog a reason for me to be a dog is she is fluffy. And likes to play. In addition she likes to bark. I will run and play. The advantages of being my puppy is having white soft hair. The disadvantages are having sharp nails and being in trouble. What I will miss about myself is going to school to learn. Also to play with my toys. In addition, writing and drawing in fact having my own room. After all I will miss going to places like Target and Dunkin Donuts. —Ariana V.

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I want to be for a day is being a lion because the lions are the king of the jungle. What I will miss is being a kid. The advantage that I would have is no school, be the king.

My disadvantage is not be with my family and my birds.

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ut of all of the animals on Earth I would switch places with a cheetah because they are really fast did you know that they are the fastest animal on Earth but on land and they have black marks on their eyes that means that they can see really far and when they see something they start to run at their prey that they found with there amazing eyesight and then when they are babies they are so cute I got to see one it was so cute I did not get to touch it because I was really scared that its mother would come and chase me and that is the reason that I would change into a cheetah. —Victor K.

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would like to be a hedgehog for a day because they are so CUTE and hopefully I will be taken care of. My advantages are I have spines for protection. A disadvantage of being a hedgehog would be they are NOT social so they do not make friends easily. What I would miss about being me is I will miss my friends. —Lexington B.

would like to be GOD for a day and the reason why is to know how He works and what He thinks. I would like to be Him to know all about the galaxy, about the world, and know how the world came about.

I would like to be a polar bear or a grizzly bear, because they are the most powerful animals in the world. They are respected because of their size and strength. —Darren R.

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he person I want to switch with is Lionel Messi and the animal is a possum. I want to know what it feels like to be a cool soccer player and I want to see his skills. If I was a possum, I would dig holes all day. I want to protect this animal because some people are attacking it. —Eleuterio C.

Keonta R.

I will be a lion because I love fur and I love to hunt other animals.

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want to be a hamster cause I want to be adorable cute but mostly want the kid to have fun with me.

Have you ever wanted to be a hamster? If yes, it will be fun because you will look adorable. And you can make a little kid happy and sometimes if you make the kid happy you can make yourself happy by just looking at the kid laughing and playing with you so I think being a hamster will fit me. But apart from that I am going to miss my voice so when I miss my voice I hope that the kid will cheer me. —Angel C. What if you were an animal?

What would you become?

If it was up to me, I would chose to become…

An animal with brains and A little bit of brawn: I would choose A peregrine falcon It’s extremely fast has great eyesight Can live on the tallest of buildings And it’s also fairly large —Samuel W.

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would like to switch places with Megan Pete. I would switch places with her because she has a good reputation for herself. She graduated middle school high school and now is about to graduate from college. She’s a rapper and is making it big. I would like to be her/switch places with her. And when I do I want to be able to experience college and be able to be free. But, I wouldn’t want to have all the attention because I don’t like people all in my face and people being too close to me that’s one feature I do not want. —Ashley W.

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f I could switch places with anything I would switch places with a Corvette convertible. If I were a Corvette I could go wherever I want whenever I want and I could get there SUPER fast. And I could feel the breeze with the top down. The downside is I would not be able to go inside and have to stay outside no matter what the weather. —Henry S. Spring 2020

Tony S.

If I could trade me for any animal I would be a lion or a tarantula because lions are the king of the jungle so everybody would be so scared of me they wouldn’t eat me. I think it would be cool to be a spider.

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would like to switch places with Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. because he was the most famous football player of the Iowa Hawkeyes. He won the Heisman trophy award and the last part of the speech sounded like the following: “Finally, if you’ll permit me, I’d like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative perhaps of the greater significance of football, and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is; I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. I can speak confidently and positively that the players of this country would much, more rather struggle and fight to win the Heisman award than the Croix de Guerre.” After going to college he fought in the navy and was in a crash.

—Dominik G.

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f I could change lives with someone, I would change lives with my mom. I think that she works so hard, and I just want her to have a break from it. Her work is very hard she is a lawyer. The downside is I would not know anything about her job. My mom on the other hand would just be reviewing her elementary years. I don’t think I could pull off her job! That is who I would change lives with if I could. —Jessica L.

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f I could switch places with an animal I would switch with an elephant for a day because I would make a stampede.

I use my tusk to eat peanuts. And drink water like a shower. I would use feet to make footprints. One thing I would miss is talk and dance. —Olivia M. Spring 2020

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he animal I would be for Freaky Friday is a tiger. I want to feel what it is like to live like an animal that lives in the wild because you have to hunt for your food and fight for your home.

— Juan Z.

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f I was an animal for a day I would be a dolphin because I would be able to jump out and in to the water. I would not like to be a dolphin because I would miss my family and my friends. I miss myself because I would not be able to play soccer. —Fabiana S.

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f I could switch with anyone for a day it would be Alexander Hamilton. The reason why I want to be Alexander Hamilton is he was a great person in history, even though he got shot he was a great writer and a right hand man to George Washington the first president of the U.S. And I would want to be him during the Revolutionary War where he wrote, fought, and convinced to get himself through the war. —Benjamin H.

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or Freaky Friday I want to be my mom because I want to know how it feels to clean the house all by myself because I think it is easy but she thinks it is hard and she thinks that school is easy but I think it is hard.

And we are going to see how it feels for both of us. —Fidel S.

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he person I have chosen for Freaky Friday is Stephen Hawking because he was a good chemist and an inspiration to me. I chose Stephen because he has encouraged me to be smarter and better in life. I feel like he has made my personality change more.

I am so grateful towards him that I decided to use him for Freaky Friday. I would have liked to meet him someday, but he has passed away. —Jesus S.

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ne person I would switch places with is Albert Einstein because he was smart. He was the first person to predict black holes existed. Also, he had lots of experience with making experiments. He was a scientist and he was good at making equations. E=Mc2 —Kevin V.

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would to be a hamster cause I want to look cute most of all I want the kids to have fun with me. Hamsters go fast to escape if I were a hamster I could be free. So you don’t have to listen to people and so you can play around and you can run fast and go anywhere almost everywhere. —Erick O.

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would want to switch places with Naruto Uzumaki because I would want to train myself to improve things that need to be improved. —Amari C.

I want to be a fairy princess because I could know the fairy secrets. I would take care of the kingdom.

Nijonna W.

I would want to be a puppy. I want to be a puppy because people would compliment me because I would be cute. I would bark really cutely. ne animal I want to be for a day is a lion, because lions are smart, brave, loyal, fearless, and stands its ground to protect his family from all things. I can learn how to hunt and survive in the wild.

—Jerry O.

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want to be Tinker Bell, because she has my last name and also I grew up watching her. Also because she can fly and has magic powers. That is why I picked Tinker Bell. —Chiyah B.

I will be a dog because the dog runs fast.

Makyla S.

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he person I would want to switch with for a day is Jeff Bezos. I want to switch with Jeff Bezos because if I want to be a CEO I have to be prepared for what is coming in the future if I want to be a CEO of a big company like Jeff Bezos. What will I do is learn how hard or easy it is to be a CEO so I can be prepared for what hit me and my company in the future. —Jewel W.

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f I could be anybody for a day, I would want to be an astronaut. So I can see the planets in the outside of the world.

And also I can become another person to witness seeing the blasting off.

—Elijah R.

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’d like to switch places with God because he is super cool. And I would control the world. —Isaac D.

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want to switch with a wolf to hunt and howl at a full moon. Also I love wolves one reason is that wolves look like huskies.

I pick this animal because wolves have night vision. For me night vision is cool. I will miss from my self my family and my brothers and sisters mostly my grandma and grandpa they are the ones that take good take care of me and I take good care of them. —Adriel D.

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would switch bodies with my best friend Eoin so that we can pull awesome pranks on my sister.

I would be a penguin so I can slide down hills and glide through water fast.

—Maxwell C.

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Lizbeth M.

I would like to change places with a dog because dogs are protectful and they are fun and love to cuddle sometimes.

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y name is Edison H. I would want to be Jeff Bezos if I could be a person for one day he is the richest man currently alive with the moolah I would send a check to myself $110,000,000,000 on a check and become the other richest man alive!!! And then I would donate 10 mill to #TeamTrees. While still being even richer than Bill Gates himself. lololololol —Edison H.

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would like to switch places with Jeff Bezos because he has $150 billion and is the richest person in the world. As this person I would buy a yacht, a mansion, private jet, hire maids and more. That’s what I would do as Jeff Bezos.

—Oliver G.

The advantages to being my dog is I get to sleep all day and do whatever I want. The disadvantages is I don’t get to talk to my family all day. What I miss about being me is I don’t get to talk to my friends and I got dog food and I don’t want it because I am a person, not a dog. What I am doing in this picture is showing how my soul gets into my dog so he could be me for a day and my dog’s soul goes to me so I could be my dog for a day.

Jamileth E.

NBA Youngboy. And the reason why is because I like his music. And what I would do as NBA Youngboy is give back.

I will spend lots of money, and it will be fun and I will be famous. NBA Youngboy!

A tiger. And why because they are cool. And what I would do is eat all the bad people. I will be so fast no one can catch me.

I would miss being a normal person.

—Ricky C.

I want to be an owl because I need glasses to see very good and owls see very good.

Genesis L.

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would like to switch bodies with Bill Gates. The advantage of being him is that he is the owner of Microsoft. The disadvantages are having to work a lot.

What I would miss about being myself would be my friends and my family.

—Santiago G-H

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f I could be an animal I would like to be a rabbit because it would be so cool to jump at the rate of the jump. But the bad thing about being a rabbit is that they are good snack for a bird. —Phoenix L.

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would like to switch places with Jeff Bezos because he’s the richest person in the world and owns a private jet. He also owns Amazon. —Blake G.

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Simon M.

Zamaria V.

The reason I would want to be Donald Trump is unclear but look no further I will answer your questions here.

When Donald Trump had his impeachment he broke a lot of his agreements I would like to remain on good terms with Iran and stop bombing their land Sure there are a lot of disadvantages like a bounty on my head but I will be sure to backup the things I said.

I will gather my allies and troops and find a way to defeat enemy recruits. —Zion W.

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Spring 2020

I want to switch with baby brother. I want to switch with him because I want to be a baby again.

I would like to swap bodies with a cat.

Spring 2020

I had switched with a koala.

I had switched with Layla.

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