TheCalmAftertheStormbyChristopherKlausenillustratedbyRobertaWilsonCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-351528-7ISBN13:978-0-15-351528-6OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351214-8(Grade4AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351214-8(Grade4AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358118-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358118-2(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byChristopherKlausenillustratedbyRobertaWilsonTheCalmAftertheStorm“Davis,didyoutakealookatthatcalf’sfoot?”myfatherasked.Myfatherwasontopofeverylittledetail,whichisprobablywhatmadehimsosuccessful.Theranchhestarted,theBigTRanch,isoneofthelargestinnorthTexas.It’scalledthe“BigT”becauseourlastnameisTate.“Isuredid,Pa,anditlooksfine,”Itoldhim.MostofthetimePatrustedwhatIsaid.I’dbeenbornandraisedontheranch,andnow,byagetwelve,I’dcometolearnalotaboutcattleandhorses.ItwasApril,thetimewhenthecrewpreparesforthebigcattledrive.That’swhenalargeherdofcattleismovedfromtheranchtooneoftherailroadtownsupnorthtobesold.3KANSASCITY,MISSOURIDALLAS,TEXASGettingthecattlefromourranchnearDallasallthewaytoKansasCity,Missouri,isnoeasytask.Therearen’tanyrailroadsdownhere,sothecattlehavetobewalked.Usually,ittakesab...
