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The puyallup fair. it's washington state's largest, drawing more than 1 million visitors over its two-week run. the fair has all the stuff great fairs are made of -- food, rides, games, and cattle. the western parade is part of a cattle herding tradition around these parts. a 12-block drive down puyallup's main drag that's rich in local history. >> the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. >> but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cow...

The western parade is part of a cattle herding tradition around these parts. a 12-block drive down puyallup's main drag that's rich in local history. >> the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. >> but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cows say, herding tradition, i don't think so. >> we had a situation where a number of the steers decided to take a right-hand turn when they should have gone straight. and unfortunately, that right-ha...

>> it's over just that quick. in the front door, out the back. pitman and his employees wander about, checking for damage. >> they went through the store, making sure everything was fine, and fortunately, nobody got hurt. >> i was expecting to see the deer had run into them, that there had been cuts, bruises. i'm just expecting the worst. >> there's no damage, but in just a few minutes, the brazen does caused quite a stir, and they didn't even spend a buck. a herd of cattle with a mind of its own takes a detour into a local food mart. that's right. no bull. thousands of pounds of rumbling li...

Cattle herding tradition around these parts. a 12-block drive down puyallup's main drag that's rich in local history. >> the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. >> but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cows say, herding tradition? i don't think so. >> we had a situation where a number of the steers decided to take a right-hand turn when they should have gone straight. and unfortunately, that right-hand turn took them into the parki...

They were able to get out. >> it's over just that quick. in the front door, out the back. pitman and his employees wander about, checking for damage. >> they went through the store, making sure everything was fine, and fortunately, nobody got hurt. >> i expected to see the deer had run into them, there were cuts, bruises. i was expecting the worst. >> there's no damage, but in just a few minutes, the brazen does caused quite a stir, and they didn't even spend a buck. a herd of cattle with a mind of its own takes a detour into a local food mart. that's right. no bull. thousands of pounds of r...