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	Bull-fighting - LoveToKnow 1911
		Combats with bulls were common in ancient Thessaly as well as in the amphitheatres of imperial Rome, but probably partook more of the nature of worrying than fighting, like the bull-baiting formerly common in England.
		As the bull attacks the horse, the picador, who is armed with a short-pointed, stout pike (garrocha), thrusts this into the bull's back with all his force, with the usual result that the bull turns its attention to another picador.
		As the bulls in these encounters have not been weakened by many wounds and tired out by much running, the performances of the gentlemen fighters are remarkable for pluck and dexterity.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bull-fighting (1602 words)

	Ferdinand II Spanish King of Leon: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		It...reign of Ferdinand and Isabella...CHAPTER II...DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF SPAIN...rule of Ferdinand and Isabella...not as King Charles the...strength of the spanish monarch...
		Ferdinand raises the Siege...remaining provinces of Leon, Biscay, the Asturias...
		Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain 1474-1516 a Re-assessment
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/ferdinand-ii-spanish-king-of-leon.jsp?l=F&p=1 (1420 words)

	Ferdinand the Bull - Uncyclopedia
		Ferdinand the Bull was born on September 6th, 1935.
		Ferdinand was taken to an internment camp, where the rebels injected him with socomotene -- which was really just cocaine.
		Ferdinand said, "MOO moo MOO MOOoo." Nobody answered, so he picked up his AK and said "Moomoo MOO." This time, soldiers rushed in and arrested him -- but not before Ferdinand killed seven of them with his AK and his Jackie Chan style evasion techniques, learned back in Vietnam.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_the_Bull (416 words)

	crunchynotes.com
		A classic tale of individuality, Ferdinand is the story of a bull who doesn't want to fight and butt heads like all the other bulls: he just wants to take care of his beloved flowers.
		But when the belligerent Duque Dodo comes looking for the toughest bull in all of Spain to fight in Madrid, he mistakenly picks Ferdinand.
		In this fun and imaginative adaptation, including a pun-ful pig named Cochina who wants to be a star, and the matador Danilo, who really wants to be a Flamenco dancer, everyone learns to be true to themselves.
	www.crunchynotes.com /ferdinand/synopsis.html (134 words)

	Ferdinand The Bull - Synopsis
		When the other bulls run and fight with each other, he prefers to sit in the shade of a cork tree and the smell of the flowers.
		Ferdinand grows up to be a big, strong bull nonetheless, and in time the men from the city come to the countryside to pick the strongest, meanest bull for the bullfight in Madrid.
		Ferdinand is taken in a wagon to the bullfight.
	www.hvpuppets.org /shows/ferdinandsynopsis.htm (193 words)

	The Story of Ferdinand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leaf is said to have written the story on a whim in an afternoon in 1935, largely to provide his friend, illustrator Robert Lawson (then relatively unknown) a forum in which to showcase his talents.
		The story was adapted by Walt Disney as a short animated film entitled Ferdinand the Bull in 1938, in a style similar to his Silly Symphonies series (and sometimes considered an unofficial part of that series).
		Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith had a tattoo of Ferdinand the Bull, from the cover of Munro Leaf's book, on his right upper arm, which is visible on the cover of his record either/or.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_the_Bull (355 words)

	Amazon.ca: Story Of Ferdinand: Books: Munro Leaf (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ferdinand is a little bull who much prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree-- just smelling the flowers--to jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls.
		Ferdinand was gentle even when young, and he has no desire to go needlessly ramming his head with the other bulls in the field.
		Ferdinand is the most endearing character and a great messege to tell children that they don't have to follow the crowd to be happy and we can break the mold and be peaceful and non-violent.
	www.amazon.ca /Story-Ferdinand-Munro-Leaf/dp/0670674249 (1536 words)

	American Composers Forum
		Ferdinand the Bull (for narrator, cello, and chamber orch.)
		Ferdinand the Bull (for narrator, bassoon, and chamber orch)
		Ferdinand the Bull (for narrator, cello, and piano)
	www.composersforum.org /member_profile.cfm?oid=4716 (193 words)

	The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
		All the other bulls ran around snorting and butting, leaping and jumping so the men would think that they were very very strong and fierce and pick them.
		They called him Ferdinand the Fierce and all of the Banderilleros were afraid of him and the Picadores were afraid of him and the Matador was scared stiff.
		Ferdinand ran to the middle of the ring and everyone shouted and clapped because they thought he was going to fight fiercely and butt and snort and stick his horns around.
	members.tripod.com /silvertongue7/ferdinand.html (668 words)

	Birmingham Children's Theatre 2005 Media Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ferdinand the Bull is adapted from the classic tale, The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf.
		Ferdinand is a very gentle bull who is not the least bit interested in being a fighting bull.
		The men take Ferdinand to Madrid, where he must face Danilo, the son of the Duke, who does not want to be a matador either.
	www.bct123.org /2005_Ferdinand_PR.htm (293 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf, Hardcover
		Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
		Ferdinand is returned to his pasture to live out his life in solitude.
		Ferdinand, peaceful bull who loves to sit and smell flowers, is mistakenly carted off to a bullfight in Madrid, where he is believed to be the fiercest bull around.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=&EAN=0670674249&bfmtype=book&lkid=J15422871&pubid=K120590 (1139 words)

	Capitol Civic Centre, Manitowoc WI - Ferdinand the Bull
		Ferdinand the Bull stars the gentle toro who enjoys nothing more than smelling todas las flores (all the flowers).
		When they arrive at Madrid’s Plaza de Toros, however, Ferdinand refuses to fight, and instead becomes an amigo to the Matador, winning his friendship as well as the admiration of the crowd.
		Despite this triumph, Ferdinand leaves fame and fortune behind to return to the pasture, content to spend his days sitting under his favorite tree - smelling the flowers.
	www.cccshows.org /html/ferdinand.html (217 words)

	Center for the Arts to Present Hudson Vagabond Puppets' "Ferdinand the Bull" - UB NewsCenter
		Ferdinand the Bull, the story of the bull who wouldn't fight, will be told in a narrated ballet with masked dancers, specialized mechanical figures and a larger-than-life bull.
		Ferdinand grows up to be a big, strong bull nonetheless, and in time the men from the city come to the countryside to pick the strongest, meanest bull for the bullfight in Barcelona.
		Tickets for Ferdinand the Bull are $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.
	www.buffalo.edu /news/5363?print=1 (550 words)

	Amazon.com: The Story of Ferdinand (Picture Puffin): Books: Munro Leaf,Robert Lawson
		Ferdinand is a little bull who much prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree-- just smelling the flowers--to jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls.
		In a show of bovine irony, the one day Ferdinand is most definitely not sitting quietly under the cork tree (due to a frightful sting), is the selfsame day that five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid.
		Ferdinand's day in the arena gives readers not only an education in the historical tradition of bullfighting, but also a lesson in nonviolent tranquility.
	www.amazon.com /Story-Ferdinand-Picture-Puffin/dp/0140502343 (526 words)

	News release _Ferdinand 2004
		Ferdinand the Bull will run during the entire festival weekend and continue through June 5 as part of the 2003-2004 Children's Season.
		Set in Spain, the winning musical follows Ferdinand, a bull who prefers to peacefully smell flowers all day instead of becoming a famous Toro of the bullfighting ring in Madrid, and Duquito Danilo, a young man who would rather become a dancer than follow in his father's footsteps as a famous bullfighter.
		Matinee performances of Ferdinand the Bull and a Playwriting/Composition Symposium with the author and composer are available to pre-arranged school groups Thursday and Friday morning.
	www.actorsplayhouse.org /news/news_ferdinand2004.htm (944 words)

	No bull: Ferdinand is coming to Middletown
		Ferdinand the Bull is coming to SUNY Orange's Orange Hall Theater on the Middletown campus at 2 p.m.
		The well-known story about the bull who wouldn't fight will be presented by the Hudson Vagabond Puppets.
		No matter how many times you've heard Munro Leaf's story, the larger-than-life bull and his entourage are certain to entertain theatergoers of all ages.
	archive.recordonline.com /archive/2005/02/08/bedell08.htm (698 words)

	Disney: Ferdinand the Bull Collectibles
		This wonderful Ferdinand the Bull is a puppet head.
		Ferdinand is about 3" x 3.75" x 2.75".
		It is a library copy and has the Date Due sticker and envelope with card on the last end paper and inside back cover.
	www.diannevetromile.com /Ferdinand.htm (377 words)

	NZ Folk Song * Ferdinand
		Ferdinand the bull is the icon of the Taranaki provincial rugby team.
		Taranaki was known for its dairy farming, and a dairy bull was the mascot.
		A children's story popular on radio stations at the time told of Fedinand the bull, who was gentle and loved smelling the flowers in the fields, but who could be roused when stung.
	folksong.org.nz /ferdinand (650 words)

	Penn State College of Arts and Architecture \| News
		Munro Leaf's children's book The Story of Ferdinand, which last month was at the center of a record-setting national reading campaign, comes to the stage in a narrated adaptation with larger-than-life puppets, masked dancers and mechanical figures.
		Each scene recalls a Robert Lawson illustration from the book as Ferdinand, mistaken for being high-strung because of his reaction to a bee sting, is transported from a carefree youth in the Spanish countryside to the spectacle of the city's bullring.
		In the end, Ferdinand stays true to himself as a bull who would rather smell the flowers than fight a matador.
	www.artsandarchitecture.psu.edu /news/2007/oct/02_ferdinand.html (482 words)

	Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews - "Ferdinand the Bull" in Philadelphia - 4/23/07
		Ferdinand is based on the Munro Leaf-Robert Lawson children's book about a bull who'd rather sit and smell flowers in the Spanish countryside than be in a bullfight.
		The stage adaptation pads it out to an hour by adding a parallel story about a pompous Duke whose son wants to be a dancer; instead, the son is forced to become a matador, and that leads him to a bullring where he ends up facing you-know-who.
		But I thought Ferdinand was a letdown compared to the Arden's previous children's offering, The BFG, which proved that a "kiddie" show can be sophisticated enough to appeal to all ages.
	www.talkinbroadway.com /regional/philly/phil52.html (529 words)

	Photograph of Ferdinand the Bull
		Then it came to me, Ferdinand was the name of the bull.
		Ferdinand was a mellow bull, content to smell flowers - not the type to get in fights with matadors.
		Perhaps Ferdinand the Bulls began cropping up at county fairs, rodeos and carnivals around the country.
	www.vintagephoto.tv /ferdinand.shtml (424 words)

	Puke Ariki - Taranaki Stories - Ferdinand the Bull - Tale of a Mascot
		Taranaki rugby mascot Ferdinand the Bull survived one fire, a goring from boar tusks, a broken back and an attack by police.
		On home ground, Ferdinand was a hero, who appeared in cartoons, wooed the crowds and led parades through town before games.
		Ferdinand Mark III, worn by Morris West, pranced on to the field for the first time on August 24, 2002, for the inaugural match played in the revamped Rugby Park, now called Yarrow Stadium.
	www.pukeariki.com /en/stories/sport/ferdinandthebull.htm (1444 words)

	Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
		Ferdinand himself is a sensitive soul, who has no desire to fight and just likes sitting under his favourite tree and smelling the flowers.
		The other bulls do nothing but fight and cause a racket, but when the bullfighters come looking for the fiercest bull for their show, guess who by some odd circumstance gets picked?
		This little cartoon is a joy from start to finish, and Ferdinand is one of the cutest and funniest characters ever created in an animated short.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0030128 (405 words)

	Freedom (and fun) with Huck Finn and Ferdinand
		The freedom at stake in ‘‘Ferdinand the Bull” may lack the historic resonance of ‘‘Huck Finn’s Story,” but director Michael Bobbitt sees it as a wonderful jumping-off point for youngsters — in half a dozen ways.
		For Ferdinand and Danillo, and for Jim and Huck, friendship is the bottom line.
		‘‘Ferdinand the Bull” is at Adventure Theatre, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, through April 23.
	www.gazette.net /stories/031506/entecov161016_31940.shtml (1519 words)

	WMPG - Greater Portland Community Radio
		Well, Ferdinand was one of the first, and it remains one of the most unique.
		Ferdinand is a great place to browse, always full of surprises.
		But Ferdinand also stocks the work of other local artists; books, purses, jewelry, pillows, and, as the shop's website proclaims,"a disproportionate amount of small, strange objects." There are always unique vintage housewares and furniture in stock, as well.
	www.wmpg.org /?UWprofile=8 (1209 words)

	GoTricities.com > Barter’s ‘Ferdinand’ features pacifist bull
		Youngsters who attend one of the Barter Players’ presentations of “Ferdinand the Bull,” running through Nov. 12, will get a taste of Spanish culture and a lesson about learning to accept themselves no matter what others may think.
		Ferdinand and Danilo cross paths in a bull ring in Madrid, where Ferdinand is taken after being captured by a group of men looking for the biggest bull in the Spanish countryside to charge at the matador.
		That matador is Danilo, who has decided that it’s just easier to do what his father, the belligerent Duke Dodo, tells him to do than to put up a fuss.
	www.gotricities.com /content/article.dna?idNumber=051005091735 (162 words)

	News: 3-17-04 Ferdinand the Bull Comes to The Grand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ferdinand the Bull has a cast featuring several Alliance Theatre regulars as well as a few new faces.
		Bart Hansard returns to the Alliance Children's Theatre in the role of Ferdinand.
		Ferdinand is a gentle bull who is hoodwinked into a bullfight, but he would rather live a peaceful life in the Spanish countryside.
	www2.mercer.edu /News/Articles/040317Ferdinand.htm (339 words)

	neo-neocon » Blog Archive » “Unending war” and Ferdinand the bull
		As one of the Amazon commenters points out, in a real bullfight Ferdinand’s lack of ferocity would cause him not to be shipped off to pleasant pastures, as in the book, but to be killed–which is the almost invariable fate of bulls in that activity anyway.
		And a bull who isn’t especially into fighting doesn’t seem to earn a reprieve, he earns the shameful fl banderillas (barbs that are usually colorful, and are placed both to weaken and madden the bull at the same time):
		If the bull proves to be extraordinarily weak or unwilling to fight, the presidente may order, to the disgrace of the breeder, the use of fl banderillas.
	neoneocon.com /2007/05/30/unending-war-and-ferdinand-the-bull (8442 words)

	Creative PlayGround Shows
		Children are transported to Ferdinand's meadow in Spain - a beautiful spot presided over by the "cork" tree who serves as our touchstone throughout the story; we meet Ferdinand, a young bull who likes to make up stories and imagine things, who enjoys nature and a peaceful afternoon smelling the flowers.
		In the end, Ferdinand journeys home having stayed true to his nature and rejoins his meadow, his flowers, and his dear friends Sammy and the tree.
		Volunteers become the other young bulls of the meadow as well as the Men from Madrid who are looking for bulls to fight.
	www.creativeplayground.org /ferdinand.htm (290 words)

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