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1、The Calgary StampedeA Reading AZ Level V Leveled BookWord Count:2,005Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.www.readinga-Written by Katherine FollettLEVELED BOOK VThe Calgary StampedeWritten by Katherine Follettwww.readinga-The Calgary StampedeLevel V Leveled Book Learning AZWritte

2、n by Katherine FollettAll rights reserved.www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL VR4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAPhoto Credits:Front cover(composite main),title page:REUTERS/Todd Korol;front cover(composite background):iS cover,pages 7,9:Jeff McIntosh/CP/AP Images;page 3:Brenda Kean/Alamy Images;page

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5、ote:A note on usagethe terms“Indian”and“American Indian”are used throughout the Stampede by both Native communities and European-Canadians,so that term is used here to describe Native American/First Nations peoples.The Calgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede Level V34Table of ContentsWelcome to Calgary

6、.4Friday:The Parade.6Saturday:Farm Life&Animals .8Sunday:A Walk Through Indian Village.12Monday:The Midway .14Second Saturday:The Grandstand Show.16Second Sunday:Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Races.18Until Next Year.23Glossary.24Welcome To CalgaryCalgary,Alberta,sits where the vast Canadian grasslands bump

7、into the bottom of the Rocky Mountains.Today,its a city of over one million people.But looking at the expanse of rolling farmland that surrounds it,you can easily see Calgarys roots.This is a town that grew from cattle,horses,ranches,and chuck wagons.This is a cowboy town.Every summer,Calgary puts o

8、n a huge rodeo and show to celebrate its rich Western history.For ten days,the Calgary Stampede fills the city.There are parades,pancake breakfasts,horse shows,traditional American Indian dances,carnival rides,and barbecues.The star of the Calgary Stampede is and always has been the rodeo.The Stampe

9、de rodeo is one of the top contests of its kind in the world.AlbertaCalgaryATLANTIC OCEANC A N A D AU N I T E D S T A T E SPACIFIC OCEANThe Calgary Stampede Level V56Friday:The Parade The Stampede starts off bright and early on a sunny Friday morning.At 9:00 a.m.,the streets of downtown Calgary are

10、lined four and five deep with people.It seems as though every single person here wears a cowboy hat.Theres a real sense of excitement among the packed crowd.People stretch to see over or around their neighbor.Finally,theres a blast of horns!And a bang of drums!Here comes the very loud Stampede Show

11、Band.As the band marches down the street,people shout out their best cowboy“Yee-haw!”The parade on Opening Day has changed little since the first one in 1912.Cowboys still wear their brightest shirts.Their horses are brushed to shine in the morning sun.Groups from Albertas American Indian nations pa

12、rade in beautiful beaded costumes.Enormous draft horses appear,pulling brightly painted show wagons.Stampede week has begun!A Native American Hoop Dance performance at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta,CanadaThe Opening Day Parade of the 1930 Calgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede Level V78Saturday:Farm

13、 Life&AnimalsCalgary first became a town because the land around it is perfect for farming and ranching.Ranching is still big in the southern part of the province of Alberta.Ranchers and farmers come to show their best animals and compete in traditional blacksmith and sheep shearing contests.Huge sh

14、ow barns house hundreds of animals.Every animal is washed and brushed to look its best.The beef cattle look like huge bricks of muscle.But who can resist petting the soft nose of a sweet dairy cow?Wooly sheep,clucking chickens,scampering piglets,and skilled herding dogs all compete for your attentio

15、n.Blacksmith shapinga horseshoe.It takes a full two hours for the entire parade to pass by.Most of the crowd will follow the music toward Stampede Park.Thats where most Stampede events are held.If it looks as if every person in town is going,thats because they are.In some way,everyone in Calgary hel

16、ps to celebrate Stampede Week.Almost every store window in town is decorated for Stampede.Colorful banners line the streets,announcing the days events.There are so many things to look at,and youll see every type of Stampede souvenir you can think of.Calgary always has places to buy cowboy hats,boots

17、,and fancy silver belt buckles.But around Stampede time,souvenir stands line the streets.They sell straw cowboy hats,string ties,bandanas,baby moccasins,and toy chuck wagons.And food!Everywhere you walk,the smell of sizzling steak drifts out of restaurant doors and home barbecues.This city spirit is

18、 a big part of what makes the Calgary Stampede special.The Calgary Stampede Level V910The animal that Calgary loves best is the horseany breed,any color,and any size.Every visitor at the Stampede loves the miniature horse show.These charming little animals are barely waist high,but they have all the

19、 grace and spirit of full-size horses.The packed crowd roars for the miniature chuck wagon races.Fast and furious,its a smaller-sized preview of the Stampedes most exciting event.At the other end of the size scale is Draft Horse Town.These horses are enormoussome weighing over 2,000 pounds.Draft hor

20、ses were the tractors of old Alberta.They hauled heavy loads on farms and in factories.The Heavy Horse Pull event shows off their strength,beauty,and grace.Teams of straining draft horses drag enormous sleds loaded with massive blocks.Champion teams may pull over 10,000 pounds!The History of the Cal

21、gary StampedeIn 1886,the farmers and ranchers of the area held a local fair called the Calgary Exhibition,to show off their crops,animals,and crafts.It was a success,so other Exhibitions were held on and off for the next several years.Calgarys popular fairs caught the attention of an American cowboy

22、 and entertainer named Guy Weadick.He thought Calgary would be the perfect place to hold a huge rodeo and Western fair.The first Calgary Stampede,held in 1912,included many of the events you see in Calgary todaya parade,a rodeo,riding demonstrations,and ranching and animal displays.The first Stamped

23、e was a huge hit and was the talk of the town for years afterward.Weadick organized another Stampede in 1919.The Calgary Stampede Level V1112In 1923,the Stampede joined with the Calgary Exhibition and the bigger,combined new show became a yearly event.It continues to grow almost every year.In the 19

24、60s,so many events were scheduled that the Stampede expanded from a week to ten full days.Today,the Stampede attracts over one million visitors each year,and many of the buildings in Stampede Park have become Calgary landmarks.Sunday:A Walk Through Indian VillageThe American Indian nations of southe

25、rn Alberta are well represented at Stampede.They have participated since its very first year.The Siksika(SIK-sik-a),the Piikani(pee-KAN-ee),and the Kainai(KY-ny);the Tsuu Tina(tsoo-TI-na),and the Nakoda(na-KO-da)all take part.Indian Village contains more than two-dozen tipis(TEE-pees),each covered i

26、n beautiful signs and symbols.Members of the represented tribes live in Indian Village during the Stampede.Visitors are welcome in these beautiful tipi homes.Its a unique way to experience First Nation traditions,foods,and culture firsthand.1886:The first Calgary Exhibition,an agricultural fair,is h

27、eld in October.1888:The Calgary Agricultural Society buys the land that will become Stampede Park.1912:Guy Weadick and his partners hold the first Calgary Stampede.1919:The second Calgary Stampede includes World War1 military exhibits.1923:The Calgary Stampede and The Calgary Exhibition combine.2012

28、:The city celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede.The Saddledome ArenaThe Calgary Stampede Level V1314Beauty and decoration arent only seen on a tipi.A flash of beads and long buckskin fringe turns us toward the Native Dance competition.The dancers amazing costumes are highly detail

29、ed.Quills,fringe,and feathers follow a dancers every move.Ankles and wrists are wrapped in bands of tiny bells and beads that rattle and ring in time with a drums beat.The tribes of southern Alberta are Great Plains Indians.For thousands of years,they followed the great herds of buffalo.Each group w

30、ould set up a tipi camp where the hunting was best.When the herd moved on,so did they.This tipi-building tradition continues in todays tipi-raising contest.Now,teams race each other to set up and take down a sturdy tipi.One winning team at the Stampede raised a tipi in under five minutes!Monday:The

31、MidwayThe twenty-first-century Stampede isnt only about remembering tradition and history.Just follow the sounds of thrilled screams and laughter to find the bright lights of the midway!The Stampedes entertainment midway is one of the largest in North America.Its filled with people day and night.The

32、res always a long line for the Sling Shot,a ride that flings people over 200 feet in the air!Fun-fair rides spin,twist,flip,swing,and toss people around in every direction.As day turns into evening,the lights get even brighter.The sky above the midway glows like Canadas famous northern lights.Interi

33、or of a tipi in Indian Village at the Calgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede Level V1516And just smell the food!The two major food groups on the midway seem to be“fried”and“on a stick.”You can get fried pickles,fried jellybeans,and fried strawberry shortcake.Theres cheese on a stick,waffles on a stick

34、,and pizza on a stick.You can also sample a hot beef sundae.This sundae piles layers of meat and mashed potatoes to look like ice cream!Many Stampede events,such as the midway and the barn tours,run for the full ten days.Visitors have plenty of opportunities to see everything.Even if you dont make i

35、t to Stampede Park each day,there are loads of special events in town as well.Stampede concerts feature the biggest names in rock and country music.Youll also find a juggler,mime,or magician on almost every street corner!Second Saturday:The Grandstand ShowIt wouldnt be a trip to the Calgary Stampede

36、 without tickets to the Grandstand Show.You wont see any empty seats at this huge evening performance.Its like a rock concert,Broadway play,and circus all in one.This amazing show is put on by the Young Canadians,students at a performing arts school for kids as young as 11.They get yearlong professi

37、onal training.The big highlight of their year is the Stampede Grandstand Show.This is no dance-class recital.Its big.The Grandstand stage is enormous,full of lights,smoke,and giant screens.It even has floating platforms suspended high over the crowd on wires.Every spot on the stage is filled with pe

38、rformers in elaborate costumes.These kids can sing,dance,and perform amazing acrobatic tricks.This one-night show is not to be missed!The Calgary Stampede Level V1718Second Sunday:Rodeo and Chuck Wagon RacesThis is itthe biggest and most famous event of the Calgary Stampede.Its the Championship Rode

39、o.The rodeo has gone on all week and there have been lots of winners.But tonight is all about the best,the strongest,and the luckiest.The Grandstand is packed with eager rodeo fans and people who are just here for the spectacle.Cowboy hats sit atop almost every head.In fact,Western wear is required

40、for anyone stepping onto the center ring.No dudes allowed.Every seat is filled,and the restless crowd keeps looking toward the gates.Then clang!A metal gate springs open.Theres a shout,a horse snorts loudly,and the first bareback bronc rider leaps into the ring!The Calgary Stampede Level V1920Most r

41、odeo events match a rider against an animal that might weigh ten times as much as he or she does.In bareback bronc riding,the rider tries to stay atop a bucking horse for eight seconds.Theres no saddle.He hangs onto a strap buckled around the horses middle,with just one hand.The horse leaps,jumps an

42、d twists,trying to shake off the rider.The rider must stay on for the full eight seconds to qualify.The final winner takes home a$100,000 check!The saddle bronc event is similar,but the cowboy sits on a saddle.He tries to control the bucking horse using reins and stirrups.Next up is bull riding,whic

43、h also follows the same basic rules.Of course,the cowboy isnt on a horsehes on a huge bucking bull.The bulls at the Stampede rodeo seem extra huge and powerful.But these big bulls leap and twist like giant rubber bands.The bull rider needs to hang on for the full eight seconds and then jump from the

44、 bulls back.But sometimes the bull wants to chase the rider down.Call the clowns!Before the rider can get hurt,the rodeo clowns run in.These skilled bull handlers rush into the ring and distract the animal.They herd the bull away and the lucky rider makes his escape.Steer wrestling is just what it s

45、ounds like:a rider on horseback chases after a running steer.He throws himself on the animal and pulls it to the ground by its horns.Barrel racing is a timed horse-control event thats only for women.Highly trained horses loop around several barrels in tight turns.This event tests a riders balance,sp

46、eed,and skill.Steer Wrestling eventBarrel Racing eventThe Calgary Stampede Level V2122Finally,the broncs,bulls,and tired riders have earned their cheers and prizes.But the Stampede crowd has waited for one last event.Its time for the wild and always-exciting chuck wagon race.The crowd strains to see

47、 the wagon teams pull into place at the end of the track.Teams of four horses,each pulling a canvas-covered chuck wagon,line up.Then teams of cowboys called outriders line up their horses behind the wagons.The outriders then stand behind a wagons tailgate.The crowd takes a deep breath.Theres the sta

48、rting horn!The outriders leap into action.They fling poles and a rubber“stove”into the back of each wagon.The wagon teams blast away at a gallop.The outriders leap onto their horses and race after the wagons.The bouncing,rattling,clanging wagons do a dangerous figure-8 around barrels.Then they race

49、around the track at full speed!Pounding horse hooves and rattling wagons shake the grandstand seats.As they race to the finish line,the crowd is on its feet,with everyone cheering on their favorite team.The first team of horses blasts across the finish line,outriders racing right behind.The first pl

50、ace team wins$100,000 in whats often called the roughest event in rodeo.Whats a chuck wagon?Chuck is an old cowboy word for“food.”Cowboys spent a lot of time out on the range,herding cattle to market.The chuck wagon was a horse-drawn mobile kitchen.It held the teams food,extra supplies,and a heavy i