How To Write A Short Story: Woodbury County Fair

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“Hurry up!” Sam screamed to his brother Max. The two boys raced towards the gathering crowd. Today was the Woodbury County Fair and Sam did not want to miss it. They had been waiting to go for a very long time and now, Max was taking forever. “I’m coming!” Max barked back. He has been waiting to go too, but he wasn’t as eager as Sam was. Although Max loves going to the fair, he is extremely nervous about seeing the bulls. He is like a mouse running from a cat when it comes to bulls. So when his mom told them they were going to the fair, he became fearful. “Come on Max, I know you’re afraid of the bulls, but we won’t even be near them. So there is no reason to fret.” Sam explained. “I know, I just have a feeling something is going to go wrong.” Max told his brother. “Something always goes wrong at the fair. Last year, I got stuck on the top of the Ferris wheel and I couldn’t come down until it was fixed.” “I know, but that is in the past now and we are here to have an enjoyable time.” Sam said eagerly. Max agreed and willingly walked with his brother down the sidewalk. Max thought of all the ways something could go …show more content…
The only reason they came to the fair was to wrestle pigs. He couldn’t wait to get into the pen and start. All of a sudden, Max heard a faint sound in the distance. He could easily tell that the sound he heard came from a bull. After that he heard several screams and shouts. Then as he looked up from watching the pigs, he saw a gigantic bull charging towards him. Sam went to go and buy cotton candy so he was not there to tell Max to run away. As the bull charged towards Max, Sam pushed max out of the way. The bull pushed Sam into the pig pen, covering him in mud. He was as dirty as a pig. Sam’s face hit the mud hole with a tremendous force. As he wiped the mud from his eyes, Sam heard his brother loudly pronounce, “You are going to be in big trouble when we get