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out, flying off the hoof of the irate bull,
and when Fred ordered Butch to try
again, Butch gave him a sideways look
that said, “Why don’t you do it
yourself, if you think it’s so fun.”
That was when Rastus showed up.
He was a cattleman, if ever there was
one. He wore cowboy boots and a
cowboy hat, carried a lasso around in
the cab of his truck and a saddle in the
back, and his whole demeanor bespoke
a man in the know when it came to
cattle. When he found out the problem,
he drawled, “Why, shoot! You just
ain’t givin’ that bull enough motivation
‘s all. I’ll get my motivator out of my
truck.”
He came walking back with a cattle
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