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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
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