Rodeo Speech

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Bull Riding Rodeo

Who knew that a regular school day could turn into a rodeo of fun and excitement? I was coming home from school when mom told me,” Tonight we are going to go to a bull riding rodeo!”. I was so excited, it was my first ever rodeo!
We got ready and left. After driving for a while, we parked in a parking station and walked to a nearby train station. It was a cold winter night, there was icy slush on the ground. When we got off the train, a black man came up to us. He said he had no home, he just wandered. He also said he used his voice to make music. Then he made a series of sounds that sounded like drums, guitars, and more. When he finished, dad gave him a twenty dollar bill. The man thanked him a lot, then

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