happyflowerlady

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Sometimes at night, my mom would tell me stories about when she was a little girl, living in Texas.
One of the stories she would tell me was about the wild Longhorn cattle chasing the buckboard when she went to school.

Since Mom was born in 1903, and lived in the backwoods of Texas, the children were taken to school with a horse and buckboard.
They had to go through the cattle range to get to the schoolhouse, and sometimes, the longhorns would see the buckboard and chase after it.   The driver would then whip the horses into a headlong run; but the longhorns were very fast, too, and would race alongside of the buckboard, and try to attack it and turn it over.
All of the poor little children would of course be terrified, and hiding on the floor of the wagon, fearing for their very lives.

The driver carried a big bullwhip to fight off the longhorns with, but that usually just made them more angry and determined to tip the buckboard over.
Eventually, they would get tired of chasing the wagon, and the children would make it safely to school; but this was an occurrence that could happen anytime, so the children were always on the watch for the longhorns.

Mom was an excellent storyteller, so  I could vividly imagine the herd of longhorn cattle, wild-eyed, and frothing at the mouth, chasing after the buckboard, while the driver bravely tried to fight them off with his bullwhip.

Many years later, my daughter confided to me that Grandma had told her the same stories when she was little; and that is why, to this very day; Robin and I are both terrified of cows ! !

 

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I love cows! Sounds pretty dangerous, I think I would have had a heart attack.


It would be great to include some pics of what a buckboard is and what longhorn cows look like in your stories, that would make them better for those of us who don't know what they are :D.

 

happyflowerlady

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Here are some pictures for you, Bunny !



 

Bunny

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They had to ride in that flimsy thing? I pictured something way more weighty and sturdier!

 



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Happyflowerlady (happyflowerlady) is a Storyteller who has made 311 posts since joining Creative Burrow on 02:46am Sat, Jun 21, 2014. happyflowerlady was invited by no one.

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I am a senior lady, now retired; and want to learn about becoming a freelance writer, so  I can supplement my Social Security pension.
I enjoy yardwork and gardening in the summer, and like to knit and crochet in the cold winter months.
I seldom watch television, but I  do like to read, both for entertainment, and for education.
I grew up in North Idaho, and am basically a country girl, and now enjoying the warmer climate here in the Sunny South.

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I like to write short articles about current events, stories about my life, and usually have a bit of humor to add to the mix. When I am telling a story, I want people to feel like they are right there with me, and visualizing every thing I am describing.

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