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Idll him, that steer." Then the horse said, "Down there what place 

 we stop that Mexican got nice saddle and blankets. But don'1 take 

 them. We'll take om- own stuff . Don't change yom- clothes, either." 



In the morning they get up and get ready to go to king's house. 

 The two cooks fix the lunch. The man and wife were going in a 

 buggy. San Diego said, "Well, I guess I get my horse." The horse 

 said, "Good morning!" That horse, his name's "Feather." He 

 walking crippled like. "When we get down there, your father, he's 

 going to tell you to take the big horse he's going to have in his buggy, 

 but don't you do it. Take me. The corral has gate on south side. 

 The steer be standing on west side. I'm going around to east side, 

 then north, then west. Then the steer chase us. I'm going to lun 

 around the corral fom- times." 



San Diego brought his horse to the house. Old man said, "You 

 better get another horse. Your horse land ciippled." "No; this 

 my own horse. I'm not going to change." "WeU, take the new 

 saddle." "No." "Well, take the new blankets." "No." The old 

 woman, she cry. "Don't cry, mother. This way I like it." Old 

 man went in front. San Diego came behind. They got down to 

 king's house. They lots peoples there, lots peoples. A Mexican was 

 trying to kill the .steer, but he got killed . And he killed his horse, too, 

 that steer. In northeast corner of corral was a hole. WTien anybody 

 got kiUed, they throw them in there. They throw the Mexican and 

 his horse in the hole. San Diego got mad. The king Idll the mans 

 there every year. The king said, "Well, anybody going to try to kill 

 this steer?" Nobody say anything. Then San Diego, "Well, father 

 and mother, I guess I go in, fight that steer, kill him." "Well, you 

 better take my horse. Your horse kind crippled. I don't want you 

 to get killed right here." "No; I want to take this, my own horse. 

 I know him." The mother cried. "Don't cty, mother. It's aU 

 light. I'm mad now. The lung kill the peoples. I'm going to make 

 him stop." 



He went in and went around. Talked to the king, "Guatzi, rey 

 (heUo, Idng) ! " He asked the king what he would win if he killed the 

 steer. "You not going to win any money. You can win my 

 daughter. Don't you see my daughter up on the porch? You can 

 pick out one you like best." "AU right." King said, "Well, I tell 

 the people if they want to bet they can." Band was playing first 

 before goes in it. After finished those band, he opened the gate and 

 went in. Look at that man. "I bet he's going to get killed right 

 away. His horse, he's crippled, and he's so small." "No," others 

 said, "he's not going get killed ! " And they talk that way and every- 

 body hollering. San Diego went in and rode around the corral and 

 went in front of the bull. He chase him. (The bull chased San 

 Diego.) San Diego rode around the corral four times. Fifth time 



