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What gets you up in the morning? Your alarm clock? Your noisy little sister? For Daniel Miller on Padlock Ranch in Montana, it’s the love for his job that gets him up at 4 am every morning to start his day as a cowboy.

Every day, Daniel eats a breakfast of eggs and toast and washes it down with black coffee. He feeds his dog, then he goes across the fields to the cattle on his horse. He feeds the cows and then does all the other chores around the ranch for the rest of the day. There’s always a lot to fix and clean and it takes a long time to finish them all!

Daniel doesn’t have much free time and as the nearest neighbour lives 10 miles away, he spends most of his time with the horses. He often talks to them and takes them down to the river. Cowboying is a tiring job that never ends so it isn’t a job for everyone, but Daniel is very happy with his way of life. He usually relaxes in the evening with an interesting book and watches the sun go down – a perfect end to a hard day’s work.

Question 1

What makes Daniel get up in the morning?

Question 2

What animals does Daniel work with?

Question 3

What does Daniel do for most of the day?

Question 4

What does Daniel do to relax?

Question 5

Cattle is a group of cows

Question 6

Daniel doesn't have much work on the ranch

Question 7

There aren't many people where Daniel lives.

Question 8

There is a river not far from the ranch.

Question 9

To be a cowboy is easy.

Question 10

Daniel can't ride a horse.

Question 11

Daniel has got a sister.

Question 12

It is easy to finish everything on the ranch.