Listening textPart 1 Hey, y’all, this here isBuford. I come from a big oiltown in Texas. Now, y’all needto understand that we ain’treally a state, but a whole’nother country.Now let me tellya a story about when I was justa pup. One hot summer’s day Iwas swimmin with my cousinsLittle Lester and Big Billy Bob.We was jumpin’in the waterand feelin’ good. Then alongcomes this catfish’bout the sizeof a house. Well, alright, maybea little smaller than that. LittleLester starts to thinkin’ it’sgoin’ to eat him sure ’nough.Man, you shoulda seen him! Hegot outta the water fast aslightning and climbed up a tree.Big Billy Bob and I just laughedand laughed. To this day, Lesterwon’t go near that place. Part 2Hello, everyone, I am Buford’steacher, Jane, from Britain.Perhaps you didn’t quiteunderstand everything Bufordsaid. He said that he lived inHouston, a city in Texas.He wants everyone to knowthat he doesn’t believe Texas isa state in USA but a differentcountry. Buford says that hewould like to tell you a storyabout him when he was a smallchild. One hot summer’s day hewas swimming with Big BillyBob and Lester.They were jumping into thewater, which felt good. Then hesays that they saw a catfishalmost the size of a house but,he adds, that the catfish wasreally smaller. Buford says thatLester thought he was going tobe eaten by the catfish.He says, goodness, you shouldhave seen Lester! He says thatLester got out of the waterfaster than lightning andclimbed up a tree. Buford andBig Billy Bob just laughed a lot.To this day, he says, Lesterwon’t visit that place.• • • •Part 2Hello, everyone, I amBuford's teacher ,Jane, fromBritain. Perhaps you didin'tquite understand everythingBuford said.He said that he lives inHouston, a city in Texas. Hewants everyone to know thathe doesn't believe Texas is astate in the USA but a differentcountry . Buford says that hewould like to tell you a storyabout him when he was a smallchild.One hot summer's day hewas swimming with Big BillyBob and Lester. They werejumping into the water, whichfelt good. Then he says thatthey saw a catfish almost thesize of a house,but he adds thatthe catfish was really smaller.Buford says that Lesterthought he was going to beeaten by the catfish. Hesays ,goodness,you should haveseen Lester ! He says that Lestergot out of the water faster thanlightning and climbed up a tree.Buford and Big Billy Bob justlaughed a lot. To this day , hesays ,Lester won't visit thatplace.