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if you want to talk to me, you will have to AT that, Cheito thought, “I got to meet that
come to the kitchen! Cause I’m hungry! “ kid. He will be listo, smart like me.”
And off he went to the kitchen to eat all the
leftover eggs and harina de maiz. He even
drank some coffee. He was feeling a bit
more grown up. He was getting closer and
closer to going to New York with mama.
Now he and friends only needed to figure
out how to get his hat back without
disturbing Negrete!
Years later in New York, Edmundo was with
his mother. She was reading letters from
Corozal. “Guess what , she said , Tio In your outings through cow fields you may stumble
Cundo had a son. Delmita and him named upon a bull, or it may stumble upon you. In dire
him Jose Luis, and nicknamed him Cheito, situations like these it is important to keep your head.
just like you.” Your body is producing fight or flight endorphins and
neither is acceptable. Remember, a bull will usually
leave you alone unless it becomes agitated.
Before a bull charges he will perform a broadside
threat; standings you may stumble upon a bull, or it
may stumble
Don't lie down. While this may work with a horse, you
will likely be trampled by a bull.
Don't start running first unless safety is within reach
as it is much faster than you are.
Don't run towards the bull. It is unlikely that you will be
able to jump over it or clear its horns.
Your best bet at avoiding such a scenario is to just
ask the farmer if there are any bulls in the field. A bull
raised solitary in a pen and not socialized with the
herd from an early age may try to exert its dominance
over humans as it would in the herd. Even an adult
