"Carmarilli in the Lone Star State"

a folktale adaptation by
Chase Meadors
Grade Five
Sts. John and Paul Catholic School, Mt. Carmel Building



Down on a Texas ranch, there lived a young cowgirl by the name of Carmarilli. In her spare time, when she was not slaving over the ranch, she practiced herding cattle, gun slinging, and becoming a good cattle roper, like the famous Rodeo star Billy Joe Cowpie.

During this time, her father was losing money on the ranch. He needed to cough up $50, 000 or lose the ranch. Carmarilli was forced to get a job. Unlike her sisters, all they did was lounge around all day long laughing and giggling about, Carmarilli was was about to get a real job. Soon Carmarilli started losing interest in her hobbies.

The next day she was sent to her new job at Taco Bell. On her way there, she saw a flyer reading: Every family will receive two tickets to the County Rodeo, where the star attraction will be the famous Billy Joe Cowpie.

After work she rushed home. She begged her father to let her go to the rodeo. He only kept saying, "No, no, no!"

And she cried, "Why, why, why?"

Her father asked, "Why are you so interested in this rodeo?"

"Oh never mind! I'll give this flyer to my sisters," she replied. At that same time she noticed the back of it and read it to herself. It said: Qualified Participants Free! Winner gets $50, 000.

A little voice whispered, "Well, are you going to join?"

"Carmarilli asked, "Who's that?" The voice startled her.

"It's me, your Fairy Godmother!"

"It's too late," said Carmarilli. "The rodeo is in two hours and besides I have nothing to wear in front of thousands of people."

Her fairy godmother pulled out her Magic Whip. Snap! Crackle! Pop! Hre old rags were turned into a beautiful Western outfit. Her old torn sandals turned into golden boots with glass spurs.

"Wow!" exclaimed Carmarilli. "But how do I get there?"

Suddenly, a dry, rotting cactus turned into a fancy buggy and a rattlesnake into a horse, and a coyote into a driver. Off to the Rodeo they rode.

Once there, she qualified, but she found out that she needed a partner. Along came Billy Joe Cowpie in a stretch limo with long horns as a hood ornament. When they saw each other, it was love at first sight.

They qualified as partners.

As you might have guessed, they won First Place and the $50, 000. They saved the ranch. Soon they had a big Texas style wedding at the Alamo followed soon by a little Joey Cowpie.

That's all Y'all!!!




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