Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”On another occasion, a band of rustlers stole Bill’s cattle, so he hunted down those villains and knocked out all their gold fillings. That’s the reason there’s gold in them thar hills!
Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”And he and Widow-Maker had themselves some rootin’-tootin’ crazy adventures. Once, there was a terrible drought that made all of Texas bone dry. So Pecos Bill rode Widow-Maker to California, lassoed a cloud, and pulled it home. It rained so much that it created the Gulf of Mexico.
Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”"Everybody in Texas has fleas and howls at the moon, so that ain't no excuse," snapped his brother. "You can walk upright and talk, so why don’t you stop this tomfoolery and become a cowboy like the rest of us?"
Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”That tornado was truly awe-inspiring, roaring loud and turning the sky black and green. He grabbed it, shoved it to the ground, and straddled it! The tornado was doggone mad. Whipping and whirling, it tried to throw him off, but Bill jest rode along nice and calm until finally he tamed it.
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