ABOVE: Albert Ray walks behind 18-month-old Aalayah Ray as she tries to catch up with Bobby Criddle, 4, and his John Deere tractor on Second Street near the Red Star Access on Monday morning in Cape Girardeau. BELOW: Bobby rides his tractor alongside Ray; Bobby was pulling Aalayah in the cart attached to his tractor. The children were planning on a swim after their morning outing.
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