The Story of the Two Bulls

"The Story of the Two Bulls" by John R. Bolles is a funny story told as a poem, probably from the 1800s, about a church leader who gets into trouble because he's too proud of his cows, especially two bulls that begin intensely fighting. The story describes a deacon, usually at peace, who becomes obsessed with how strong his new spotty bull looks. He goes to church but is too curious about what will happen when the two bulls meet. This leads to total chaos as the bulls fight fiercely, wrecking the deacon's property. In the end, the deacon tries to stop the mayhem and understands that his own choices caused the problems, teaching an important lesson about temptation and the silliness of being overly proud.