Pecos Bill

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Pecos Bill

• Jamie Allen

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Story from http//pbskids.org/lions/pecos/
All clip art provided by Microsoft Works
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2nd GradeTEKS Objectives

• (2.1) Listening/speaking/purposes. The student
  listens attentively and engages actively in a
  variety of oral language experiences. (A)
  determine the purpose(s) for listening such as to
  get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy
  and appreciate
• (E) listen responsively to stories and other
  texts read aloud, including selections from
  classic and contemporary works
• (2.13) Citizenship. The student understands
  characteristics of good citizenship as
  exemplified by historic figures and ordinary
  people. The student is expected to(C) identify
  ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship.

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• Now, everyone knows Pecos Bill was the best.
• The neatest cowboy in all the West.But Bill was
  also the tidiest, cleanest,The plain best
  dressedHombre to wear a well-pressed vestOf
  buckskin on his manly chest.Pecos Bill was the
  best,The best in the West.

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• One day, Bill was riding the range on Tess,The
  fastest and smartest steed in the West,When he
  saw a most unwelcome guest.It was a
  twister,Picking up litter and dust and
  trash,And plumb making a messOf the entire
  West.Pecos Bill was the best,The best in the
  West.

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• Bill said to Tess, "I must confess,If there's
  one thing I detest, it's a mess!"Tess knew that
  meant Bill wouldn't rest'Til he'd put that
  twister under arrest,Or tamed that blustery,
  gusty pestThat was messin' up the pristine
  West.Pecos Bill was the best,The best in the
  West.

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• Bill started to ride, astride his steed,Through
  the dust and the tumbling tumbleweed,Swinging
  his lasso over his head,On his quest to stop
  that twister dead.Tess sprang with the
  springiest springThat was ever sprung.Bill
  flung his lasso with the flingiest flingThat was
  ever flung.And Bill whooped, "Whoa!"To that
  whirling wind, untilIt stopped, like a
  bulldogged steer, stock still.Pecos Bill was
  the best,The best in the West.

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• And with old Tess holdin' that twister
  steady,Bill jumped on its back, and he got
  himself ready,And then old Pecos Bill was sent
  onThe wildest ride that anyone ever went
  on!Well, buckaroos, you can guess the rest of
  it.That twister knew Bill had got the best of
  it.And so, at Pecos Bill's request,It cleaned
  up the mess it had made of the West.Pecos Bill
  was the best,The best in the West.

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• And easy as you please, that tame twisterStarted
  dumping every last little bit of litterInto
  trash cans, not forgettingTo separate out all
  the recyclables.Pecos Bill was the best,The
  best in the West.