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Description edit
Young Ario dreams of glory in the bullfighting arenas of Spain, unaware of the sport’s true brutality. Then, wrenched from the idylls of the pastures on which he was raised, the violence of humans is made clear. Strengthened by faith and love, he is determined to show them what brave bulls do.
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“Ario was a fighting bull, born on a ranch – and from the day he was born he knew that he was brave.”
First Sentence edit
Ario was a fighting bull, born on a ranch – and from the day he was born he knew that he was brave.
Table of Contents edit
1. Ario
2. Conversations With Old Ferdinand
3. Benito Keeps His Word
4. Sancho’s Run
5. Goodbye to the Ranch
6. Six Brave Bulls
7. The Corrida
8. The Pastures of Heaven
Glossary edit
- Manso: A coward, in the Spanish language
- Corrida: Bullfighting, in the Spanish language
- Banderillero: The banderillero is a bullfigher who stabs the coloured flags into the bull's neck; Spanish language
Themes & Symbolism edit
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Budding Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84810-988-9
Page Count: 84
Publisher: Budding Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84810-988-9
Page Count: 84
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