084. THE BULL AND THE GOAT. The bull being pursued by the lion, made towards a cave, in which he designed to secure himself, but was opposed just at the entrance by a goat, who had got possession before him, and threatening a kind of defiance with his horns, seemed resolved to dispute the path with him.
The bull, who thought he had no time to lose in a contest of this nature, immediately made off again, but told the goat that it was not for fear of him or his defiances; “for,” says he, “if the lion were not so near, I would soon make you know the difference between a bull and a goat.” [more info]
The bull, who thought he had no time to lose in a contest of this nature, immediately made off again, but told the goat that it was not for fear of him or his defiances; “for,” says he, “if the lion were not so near, I would soon make you know the difference between a bull and a goat.” [more info]
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