Three
bulls heard via the grapevine that the rancher was going
to bring another bull onto the ranch, and the prospect
raised a discussion among them.
The first bull says, "Boys, we all know I've
been here 5 years. Once we settled our differences,
we agreed on which 100 of the cows would be mine.
Now, I don't know where this newcomer is going to
get HIS cows, but I ain't' givin' him any of mine."
The second bull says, "That pretty much says
it for me, too. I've been here 3 years and have earned
my right to the 50 cows we've agreed are mine. I'll
fight 'im till I run him off or kill 'im, but I'M
KEEPIN' ALL MY COWS."
The third bull says, "I've only been here a
year, and so far you guys have only let me have 10
cows to "take care of". I may not be as
big as you fellows yet, but I am young and virile,
so I simply MUST keep all MY cows."
They had just finished their big talk when an eighteen-wheeler
pulls up in the middle of the pasture with only ONE
ANIMAL IN IT: the biggest Son-of-Another-Bull these
guys had ever seen! At 4700 pounds, each step he took
toward the ground strained the steel ramp to the breaking
point.
The first bull says, "Ahem...You know, it's
actually been some time since I really felt I was
doing all my cows justice, anyway. I think I can spare
a few for our new friend."
The second bull says, "I'll have plenty of cows
to take care of if I just stay on the opposite end
of the pasture from HIM. I'm certainly not looking
for an argument."
They look over at their young friend, the third bull,
and find him pawing the dirt, shaking his horns, and
snorting up a storm.
The first bull says, "Son, let me give you some
advice real quick. Let him have some of your cows
and live to tell about it."
The third bull says, "Heck, he can have ALL
my cows. I'm just making sure he knows I'M a bull!"