Black Cowboy Wild Horses A True Story

1. Black Cowboy Wild HorsesA True Story UY2946FINALPROJECT

2. Black Cowboy named Bob Lemmons. • Horse tracker. • Thinks like a horse. • Former Slave. • Works on Ranch Farm. • Horse named Warrior. • Bob eats dried fruits, jerky and nuts on travels. • He catches Wild Horses.

3. At first light, Bob rode slowly up the open plain. • Looking back at the Ranch where he works. • Staring the other direction where he could see never ending land and sky.

4. Guiding Warrior down the Bluff. • Got off his horse to examine wild horse tracks. • Bob started following the tracks.

5. Bob reached for an apple in his saddlebag. • Warrior ate the apple while grazing in the grass. • Bob ate dried fruit, jerky and nuts.

6. -Riding near the deer. - Night fall is near. - clouds appeared. – filled his canteen with water. – kept following the mustang trail.

7. -Lightning appeared. – Bob saw the herd of Mustangs. – Rushed towards the Mustangs. – As quiet as possible. – The sky exploded sheet of light.

8. -Rain came as hard as stinging. -Bob put on his Poncho. -The storm would pass soon. -Nothing to do but wait. -The skies cleared and the moon appeared. -Bob slept in the saddle. -Storm would have washed away the tracks. -Bob knew where they were going. -To the big river.

9. The river is shining in the distance. • Sneaking close to the mustangs as they drink.

10. -They looked around. – Head raised. – Nostrils flared. – Smelling the air.

11. -Must be silent while mustangs are drinking. – If mustangs smelled anything new, they would panic and run. – Bob was too far to be seen. – Bob let his breath out slowly. – He had been accepted.

12. -Crossed the river the following morning. - Picked up the mustang trail. – He came close. – Horses did not notice him. – Mustangs thought he was also a horse.

13. Bob watched while riding on Warrior. • Getting closer to the Mustangs.

14. Bob and Warrior walked into the herd. • Bob lay across Warrior’s back to blend in. • If someone was watching they would not see a man on the horse.

15. - Moving slowly, the colt fell into a hole and broke it’s leg. – Rattle snakes all around. – Horses pranced Nervously.

16. - The colt struggled to get up. – Quickly he was dead. – The stallion led the herd away from danger and left the colt behind.

17. -Vultures circled the sky. – The mother’s colt whinnied. – Refused to leave her colt behind. – The Stallion nipped her side. – She skittered away.

18. The vultures were descending from the sky. • They were many and devoured the colt.

19. It is time to take over the herd. • A Stallion will not fight after the death of a colt. • Warrior stood high on his back legs to prepare for a fight between stallions. • They kicked and bit each other. • Warrior charged him again pushing the other stallion backwards. • Bob had him rush again and again.

20. -The stallion neighed loudly -Warrior struck again and again. -The wild stallion cried out in pain. -Warrior pushed him hard. -The stallion lost his balance and fell to the ground. -The Mustang stallion trotted away in defeat.

21. Bob and Warrior was now the herd’s leader. • They rode slowly at first, then picked up speed when he was sure the herd was with him. • Bob led them towards the Ranch Farm.

22. Bob led the wild mustangs through the evening. • The cowboys herd him coming and opened the fence to let the wild horses in. • The cowboys leaped and shouted. • They quickly closed the gate as the last mustang ran in.

23. The cowboys rounded up as much wild horses as possible.

24. Bob rode away with Warrior up to the Bluff. • He said to Warrior, “Maybe Someday” they would ride with the Mustangs.

25. Work Cited: Lester, Julius. (Author) Pinkney, Jerry. (Illustrator) Black Cowboy Wild Horses. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998.