Matador show off

 

Matador show off

 

Mr. Bridge purchased the bullfighting "Kunlun" from Mr. Feeley's cattle farm and signed it up to participate in this snowy bullfighting competition.

Today, Mr. Bridge made a special trip to invite Mr. Feely to watch the bullfight. Mr. Fili was once a famous bullfighter. After he retired from the bullring, he ran a business selling bullfights and animals. Mr. Feeley, who had not been to a bullring for a long time, happily accepted Bridge's invitation.

Mr. Bridge drove a large truck, and the bullfighting "Kunlun" was placed in a container at the back of the truck.

Mr. Feeley said: "After a bullfighter completes a relatively successful bullfight, he will be rewarded with applause. Usually he and his companions only face the bottom audience in the direction of the rostrum, and receive people's flowers, applause and knight's hats. . This is the lowest level of reward that a matador can receive. If a matador's performance is very satisfactory, he and his three assistants, that is, the harpooneers, will receive the honor of going around the ring. The ring accepts applause and cheers from people in the stands, as well as flowers, hats, gifts, etc. thrown down. You will definitely get rich prizes, because your bullfighting 'Kunlun' is very brave."

Mr. Bridge said with a smile: "What I care about are generous rewards. I wonder what kind of prizes are there?"

Mr. Feeley said: "If a bullfighter's provocation, movements, assassination and other performances satisfy people very much, the whole audience will wave white handkerchiefs for him. The chairman of the presidium saw that more than 80% of the audience waved white handkerchiefs. After the handkerchief, it will be decided to award the bullfighter a bull's ear, which also includes the honor of going around the ring. In other words, the audience has the right to award the bullfighter a bull's ear."

"Just this little prize?" Mr. Bridge was a little unhappy.

Mr. Feeley added: "If the matador's performance makes the audience crazy, and the majority of the audience has already decided to reward the matador with a bull's ear, the vast majority of the audience will continue to wave white handkerchiefs and ask the presidium to reward the matador again. , the chairman of the presidium has the right to decide whether to reward the matador with a second bull ear. A matador who can get two bull ears proves that he has achieved great success."

Mr. Bridge still couldn't be happier.

Mr. Feeley added: "There is a four-star award, which is two ears plus a bull's tail. Only in rare cases, the presidium will award a famous matador with two ears plus a bull's tail after a successful performance." An oxtail. That’s the highest level of reward.”

"So there is no four-star award?" Mr. Bridge asked.

Mr. Feeley said: "The eight first-level bullrings and 45 second-level bullrings in Xizhou have extremely strict requirements for this award, usually no more than 10 times a year. As of May, no bullfighter has received it. Such an honor.”

Mr. Feeley told Mr. Bridge that there were also five-star awards for bullfighting. That is "Prince's Gate". Passing the "Prince's Gate" is a reward that is only available in bullrings in Seville, but not in other bullrings in Western Europe. When a bullfighter can get more than three bull ears in a two-round match against two bulls, the Seville Bullring will open the front "Prince Gate" for the bullfighter, and the bullfighter will ride Showing off on the shoulders of another, walking through the "Prince's Gate" to the cheers of the audience. This is also a great honor for a matador.

Mr. Bridge and Mr. Feely talked about bullfighting along the way. They only focused on the prize and glory of the winner. They did not talk about the threats and death fate that the matador and the bulls would face.

At this time, on the snowy mountains outside the bullfighting venue, the miserable singing voice of Mr. Bridge’s wife Ellen came:

 

The matador shows off his force;

There is not a single matador participating,

Will worry about facing death,

Not to mention the life or death of the bull.

 

The eagle fights bravely in the sky,

Tibetan Mastiffs loyally protect our homeland,

Why do matadors chase fame and fortune?

Treat life and death as a bet.