What’s in a name? El Toro – the story of a legendary Wells Fargo horse from south of the border

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In Spanish, the words “El Toro” mean “the bull,”

but this is the stor of a real Wells Fargo horse.

The horse named El Toro lived and worked in

Mexico Cit , where people speak Spanish. El Toro

was a favorite horse of the Wells Fargo agents.

In 1913, El Toro was 27 ears old, one of the

oldest horses that worked for Wells Fargo at the

time. Even though he was ver old, El Toro enjo ed

delivering letters and packages, meeting old

friends, and making new ones. Ever one liked

El Toro, “the bull.”

El Toro was a big cream-colored horse that worked for Wells Fargo in Mexico Cit . Because he was older, El Toro onl worked a few hours a week.

El Toro pulled a big blue Wells Fargo express wagon loaded with avocados, eggs, boots, and mail. El Toro was hard-working and strong. That’s wh he was called “the bull.”

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At his frst stop to deliver boots to a merchant, El Toro saw a happ robin. Because El Toro’s name means “the bull,” he liked learning the names of friends he saw along the wa . A robin is el petirrojo.

[El petirrojo is pronounced ehl peh-tee-ROH-ho.]

Passing one of Mexico Cit ’s parks, El Toro saw a prett butterf . A butterf is la mariposa.

[La mariposa is pronounced lah mah-ree-POH-sah.]

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While stopping to deliver fruit to a market, El Toro rested in the shade of a big tree. A chameleon on a leaf stared at him, but El Toro didn’t see him because the chameleon became the colors of the tree. A chameleon is el camaleón.

El camaleón is pronounced ehl kah-mah-leh-ON.] [

On his wa back to Wells Fargo, El Toro saw a great bull blocking the street. The bull would be ver surprised to know that the big, cream-colored horse was also called “El Toro.”

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Back in his stable, El Toro rested from his hard work. The stable mouse poked his nose out as a hello. A mouse is el ratón. El Toro watched the mouse scurr awa and then went to sleep. He dreamed about all the friends he met along his route. He looked forward to making more deliveries and meeting more amigos next time.

El Toro met lots of new friends. Circle his new friends.

[El ratón is pronounced ehl rah-TONE.]

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Wells Fargo agents paid special attention to El Toro. One da , an agent wanted to bu El Toro some treats. The agent had .15 pesos to spend. Apples are .03 pesos each Carrots are .01 pesos each Sugar cubes are .01 pesos for a bag of 20 sugar cubes

How man apples can the agent bu for El Toro? How man carrots? How man sugar cubes? How much will he have to spend to bu El Toro two of each? Answers are on back cover.

A Wells Fargo Agent in Mexico Cit has two pesos. He needs and wants man things, but he has to spend his mone carefull . Circle the agent’s wants in blue. Circle the agent’s needs in red.

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Just as El Toro learned the Spanish words for dižerent animals, there are Spanish words for colors. Use our cra ons to color the words below.

Verde is green. Rojo is red.

Azul is blue. Amarillo is ellow.

In Mexico Cit when El Toro worked, the Wells Fargo wagon was blue. Color the pictures above.

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While waiting to make deliveries, sometimes El Toro would watch Wells Fargo customers in Mexico Cit send mone to the United States with a mone order. Pretend ou have a friend in Mexico sending ou mone . Find and color our state where the mone will be sent.

Draw our own picture of El Toro here.

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Answers for page 12. How man apples can the agent bu for El Toro? (Answer: 5)

How man carrots? (Answer: 15)

How man sugar cubes? (Answer: 15 bags of sugar cubes, or 300 cubes)

How much will he have to spend to bu El Toro two of each? (Answer: .10 pesos)

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