Parody: A Short Story Of Bitsy Barlow

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The jockey, Bitsy Barlow, was angered at Sylvester, the trainer, Simmons, the bookie, and the rich man because while they were enjoying their meal his friend McGuire’s career was down the drain due to the fact that he had been injured in a race in Miami with one of the rich man’s horses. Due to McGuire’s accident, he will no longer be able to race again, which didn’t seem to affect the men because according to the rich man, “Those things happen.” The cast leg symbolizes McGuire because he was injured during a race and that resulted in him breaking his leg and hip. Bitsy Barlow is a jockey which is symbolized by a man on a horse. Simmons is represented by a man with money, but look like he is not wealthy because he is a bookie and

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