In the old west, people who commit crime gets a bounty on the head. The sheriff would hunt them down, hogtie them and bring them to justice. In 1800's, it is very common for people of all ages to turn into a life of crime, but there was one kid that defied the law that baffled the local authorities. His name was Ricky, and he was eleven years old. He was a proud boy who lives with his parents in a farm in Texas. He had many friends and was popular in school. He made good grade and at home, he helped his parents herd cows and wangle horses.
Then, one day, something happened that changed him. He met eighteen year old Brian on the farm near his home. Brian was a troubled kid with a history of drinking and making poor decisions. At the time of their friendship, Brian had just been released from jail. However, as an eleven year old kid, Ricky was experimenting with his habits and did not know that drinking underage was a crime. Brian had seduced his friend to drinking a sip of alcohol, but they did it without any cover. That was a big mistake because the sheriff pulled up beside them and arrested the kid for underage drinking. He was crying as his hands was tied behind his back, and he was put into the back of the wagon.
He was ashamed of himself, and when the sheriff called his parents, they were disappointed. However, seeing how he got himself in this mess, they decided to let the sheriff handle this sitaution because they need to teach the kid to take responsibility for his actions. He was taken into the jail as his hands was released, and he was told to behave as the sheriff handle the case. He was trapped in the cell with no way out and it was about to get stranger, as a few minutes later, the sheriff came back with his sentence. Ricky was sentenced to be locked in kid stocks speciality designed for children feet, and it would be the worst time of this kid life.
Ricky was led away when his hands was restrained with rope. He was put in the back of a wagon, and taken back to his house. Ricky walked into his home as his parents approached him with a surprise welcome. They were mad when they received the arrest notice and even taken aback when they heard about his sentence. They sent the kid to bed, and Ricky wondered all night how his day would turn out because tomorrow, he would be in the stocks, and he had a terrible stomach pain thinking about it.
To Be Continued