A young man wished to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He went to the
farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “Son, go
stand out in that field. I’m going to release three bulls, one at a time. If
you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my
daughter.”

The young man stood in the field awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened
and out came the biggest, meanest looking bull he had ever seen.. He decided
that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran
over to the side and let the bull pass through.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big
and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, it eyed him. Whatever the
next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one he thought. He
ran to the fence and let the bull pass through.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the
weakest bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull, he said to himself. As
the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just
the exact moment. He threw his hands to grab….. But alas….. The bull had no
tail.