Bison on the plains
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When I went out West with Katie and her family, one animal I saw for the very first time was a buffalo. Their proper name is bison. Buffalo are those big ugly things that live in Africa and are constantly battling with lions. Bison are beautiful creatures, are 6 feet high and 10 feet long, and can weigh as much as a car. But the problem with Bison is they are nervous, short tempered and don't see very well. Back before the settlers moved West and there were only Native Americans on the Great Plains of the United States, there were millions of bison.
The bison provided food, clothing and even teepee coverings for the Native Americans. Bison made for a dangerous hunt because of their size so the Native Americans came up with a clever way to hunt the bison safely. Brave warriors would sneak inside the herd of bison and shout, scream and wave their arms in order to frighten one or two of the bulls, causing the entire herd to run from the danger as fast as possible in a stampede of thousands of thundering bison! Unknown to the bison the warriors would be driving them off a cliff but by the time they realized what was happening it was too late.
I guess the moral of this is that sometimes it's not best just to follow the crowd. Make sure you are acting because you know it is the right thing to do, not just because it is what everyone else is doing.
Keep your chin up.
Robert P Rabbit