Leroy Watches Jr. & the Badass Bull (Bloodsong Series) by Sandy Nathan

Author:Sandy Nathan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Vilasa Press
Published: 2014-02-28T06:00:00+00:00

He didn’t get asthma. He and the younger Zemskys had a great time. The family agreed that none of them would do any of that to their dog. But cows? Who cared?

Jimmy and Hanna shrieked when a gigantic cowboy stormed out of a chute on a beautiful black and white horse and threw a steer on the ground almost faster than they could see it. He said something in a foreign language before riding away. Everyone repeated it, including the Zemsky family. The chant kept going for a while.

“Well, folks!” The announcer’s voice was too loud and too happy. “There’s your steer wrestling champion, Leroy Watches Jr.” He called to Leroy. “Leroy, take a victory lap so we can see you ride. He’s riding a wild horse he trained this week!” Horns went off, as they did with irritating frequency.

The jovial announcer kept talking, “Leroy is a member of one of this country’s sovereign indigenous nations. Leroy’s dad, Leroy Watches Sr. will be honored after the show. Everyone knows Leroy Sr. He’s been a bullfighter for forty years; a whole bunch of those years were at this rodeo. The Watches are American heroes!”

While the announcer jawed on, Leroy circled the ring with the horse, stopping in the middle. Austin and the kids gasped as the horse reared and pawed the air. The crowd went wild. The cowboy left the arena at a dead run, passing through wide gates at the end.

“Now that’s a cowboy!” Austin cried. His darker complexion said that Leroy was African American, but a light skinned one. The announcer said he was an Indian. A close up of his face on the big screen showed he had light brown eyes splotched with hazel, full lips, and flaring nostrils. What was this guy? African American, Native Indian, or white? Was the combination subversive? No. That was true blue American.

This was an all-American day. He and the kids spilled Coke on the floor; popcorn rattled down their shirts. Their feet stuck to the cement beneath them. Austin put his arms around Hannah and Jimmy and reveled in being a parent.

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