Spaceman John the (Nearly) Bold, page 4
El Bandido cackles to himself, then dashes out of the saloon with great gusto.
“Are you crazy, sheriff?” says Little Joe. “You just told El Bandido our whole plan. Now he’ll be waiting for us. He’ll steal our cattle and sell them in the market. And we’ll be ruined! RUINED!”
Oh no, I’ve really goofed this time. Everyone in the saloon stares at me, eyes bulging, mouths wide open.
“Tell us you can protect our cattle, sheriff,” says Old Jake.
“Don’t worry,” I reply. “I’ll make sure we get the cattle safely to market. After all, I’m the sheriff and what I say goes!”
Johnny Smith is an experienced animation and live-action screenwriter. As one half of Sprackling and Smith, the comedy screenwriting team, he sold numerous original feature film scripts here and in Hollywood, including Disney’s box office hit GNOMEO & JULIET. He lives in London with his wife and children.
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