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　　Part1Hey,y’all,thishereis

　　Buford.Icomefromabigoil

　　towninTexas.Now,y’allneed

　　tounderstandthatweain’t

　　reallyastate,butawhole’

　　nothercountry.Nowletmetell

　　yaastoryaboutwhenIwasjust

　　apup.Onehotsummer’sdayI

　　wasswimminwithmycousins

　　LittleLesterandBigBillyBob.

　　Wewasjumpin’inthewater

　　andfeelin’good.Thenalong

　　comesthiscatfish’boutthesize

　　ofahouse.Well,alright,maybe

　　alittlesmallerthanthat.Little

　　Lesterstartstothinkin’it’s

　　goin’toeathimsure’nough.

　　Man,youshouldaseenhim!He

　　gotouttathewaterfastas

　　lightningandclimbedupatree.

　　BigBillyBobandIjustlaughed

　　andlaughed.Tothisday,Lester

　　won’tgonearthatplace.Part2

　　Hello,everyone,IamBuford’s

　　teacher,Jane,fromBritain.

　　Perhapsyoudidn’tquite

　　understandeverythingBuford

　　said.Hesaidthathelivedin

　　Houston,acityinTexas.

　　Hewantseveryonetoknow

　　thathedoesn’tbelieveTexasis

　　astateinUSAbutadifferent

　　country.Bufordsaysthathe

　　wouldliketotellyouastory

　　abouthimwhenhewasasmall

　　child.Onehotsummer’sdayhe

　　wasswimmingwithBigBilly

　　BobandLester.

　　Theywerejumpingintothe

　　water,whichfeltgood.Thenhe

　　saysthattheysawacatfish

　　almostthesizeofahousebut,

　　headds,thatthecatfishwas

　　reallysmaller.Bufordsaysthat

　　Lesterthoughthewasgoingto

　　beeatenbythecatfish.

　　Hesays,goodness,youshould

　　haveseenLester!Hesaysthat

　　Lestergotoutofthewater

　　fasterthanlightningand

　　climbedupatree.Bufordand

　　BigBillyBobjustlaughedalot.

　　Tothisday,hesays,Lester

　　won’tvisitthatplace.

　　••••Part2

　　Hello,everyone,Iam

　　Buford'steacher,Jane,from

　　Britain.Perhapsyoudidin't

　　quiteunderstandeverything

　　Bufordsaid.

　　Hesaidthathelivesin

　　Houston,acityinTexas.He

　　wantseveryonetoknowthat

　　hedoesn'tbelieveTexasisa

　　stateintheUSAbutadifferent

　　country.Bufordsaysthathe

　　wouldliketotellyouastory

　　abouthimwhenhewasasmall

　　child.

　　Onehotsummer'sdayhe

　　wasswimmingwithBigBilly

　　BobandLester.Theywere

　　jumpingintothewater,which

　　feltgood.Thenhesaysthat

　　theysawacatfishalmostthe

　　sizeofahouse,butheaddsthat

　　thecatfishwasreallysmaller.

　　BufordsaysthatLester

　　thoughthewasgoingtobe

　　eatenbythecatfish.He

　　says,goodness,youshouldhave

　　seenLester!HesaysthatLester

　　gotoutofthewaterfasterthan

　　lightningandclimbedupatree.

　　BufordandBigBillyBobjust

　　laughedalot.Tothisday,he

　　says,Lesterwon'tvisitthat

　　place.