Cowboy Small
Lois Lenski
A ‘Small’ Glossary
bedroll—blankets rolled up
bit—a metal bar in a horse’s mouth
brand—a mark or sign that indicates ownership
bridle—straps around a horse’s head, with bit and reins
bronco—a wild horse, not used to a rider
bucking—kicking by a horse, with head between front legs
bunk—a bed
bunkhouse—a house for cowboys’ beds
chaps—leather overalls, open at the back, worn over trousers
chuck wagon—a wagon that carries food and bedrolls for cowboys
corral—a fenced-in yard for cows or horses
curries—brushes a horse’s hide with a currycomb
dismounts—gets down from
giddyup—a command to get a horse to speed up
girth—a strap around the body of a horse to hold the saddle in place
mounts—gets up on
ranch—a large farm with grass for cows
range—an open place where cows eat grass
reins—straps used to steer a horse
saddle—a seat for a rider, made of leather
stirrup—the loop at the end of a strap hung from the saddle, to hold the foot of the rider
Copyright © 1949 by Lois Lenski. Copyright renewed 1977 by Steven Covey and Paul A. Covey.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published by Henry Z. Walck, Inc., in 1949.
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eISBN: 978-0-307-51823-1
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Contents
Cover
A ‘Small’ Glossary
Title Page
Copyright
First Page
About the Author
“Hi, there!”
calls
Cowboy Small.
Cowboy Small
has a horse.
His name is Cactus.
He keeps him in the barn
at Bar S Ranch.
Cowboy Small
takes good care
of Cactus.
He brushes and curries him.
He feeds him
oats and hay.
He gives him water
to drink.
Cowboy Small
puts the saddle on.
He pulls the girth tight.
“Whoa, Cactus!”
Cowboy Small
puts his left foot
in the stirrup
and mounts.
“Giddyup, Cactus!”
Cowboy Small rides out
on the range.
Cloppety, cloppety, clop!
“Whoa, Cactus!”
Cowboy Small
dismounts.
He fixes the fence.
Cowboy Small makes camp
for the night.
He cooks supper and eats it.
Oh, how good it tastes!
Cowboy Small rolls up
in his bedroll.
He goes to sleep
under the stars.
Next morning,
Cowboy Small rides in the Bar S roundup.
The cowboys round up all the cows.
“Yip-pee! Yip-pee! Yip-pee!”
“Come and get it!”
calls the cook at noon.
Cowboy Small
eats at the chuck wagon
with the cowboys.
They have beef,
red beans, and coffee.
“Yip-pee!
Ride ’em, cowboy!”
Cowboy Small
ropes a calf
in the corral.
Cowboy Small helps
with the branding.
The calves are marked
with the Bar S brand:
Cowboy Small
turns the cows back
on the range.
At night,
Cowboy Small
plays his guitar
and sings:
“Home …
home on the range …”
He goes to sleep
in the bunkhouse.
Next day,
Cowboy Small
rides a bucking bronco.
“Yip-pee!—Yip-pee!
Ride ’em, cowboy!”
Ker-plop!
Cowboy Small
hits
the
dust!
But—
he’s a pretty good cowboy
after all!
Cactus is waiting,
so—
“Giddyup, Cactus!”
Cowboy Small
rides
again!
LOIS LENSKI was the author and illustrator of more than ninety books for children during her lifetime. She was truly one of the most important and beloved writers and artists of the twentieth century. In addition to winning a Newbery Medal and a Children’s Book Award, Lois Lenski even has an elementary school named after her. Her Mr. Small books have captivated readers for generations.
“Mr. Small is an American institution.”
—Parents magazine
Lois Lenski, Cowboy Small
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