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Pecos Bill A legendary cowboy of the American frontier Fell out of a cart into Pecos River on his way to the west Raised by coyotes until he was a young man

Fabulous Feats Rode a tornado Used rattle snake as a rope Dug the Rio Grande Invented cattle roping

Pecos bill Pecos Bill was a tall tale. He was never real person. He did not ride a tornado. He was not raised by coyotes. He never used a rattle snake as a rope!

Bibliography Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg; William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York, c