| A | B |
|---|
| enslaved | held in slavery |
| bundle | to tie or wrap together |
| trek | a long slow journey |
| prospering | doing extremly well |
| straddled | to sit with one's legs on each side of an object |
| rickety | likely to fall or break; shaky |
| challenge | a call to take part in a difficult task or contest |
| lasso | to catch an animal using a long rope with a loop |
| association | a group of people joined together for a common purpose |
| stunt | an act of skill or strength |
| duds | clothing |
| brand | to mark the skin of cattle with a hot iron to show who owns the animal |
| Bill Pickett | famous black cowboy who performed in rodeos and a wild west show |
| bulldoggin' | usually a bulldog holds a cow by the lip with its bite to keep it from squirming while being branded. |
