The merchant said, I will bet a thousand gold coins that your bull cannot pull a hundred loaded bullock carts. So the bet was made and they agreed on a date and time for the challenge.
The merchant attached together one-hundred big bullock carts. He filled them with sand and gravel to make them very heavy.
The high class rich man fed the finest rice to the bull called Delightful. He bathed him and decorated him and hung a beautiful garland of flowers around his neck.
Then he harnessed him to the first cart and climbed up onto it. Being so high class, he could not resist the urge to make himself seem very important. So he cracked a whip in the air, and yelled at the faithful bull, Pull, you dumb animal! I command you to pull, you big dummy!
The bull called Delightful thought, This challenge was my idea! I have never done anything bad to my master, and yet he insults me with such hard and harsh words! So he remained in his place and refused to pull the carts.
The merchant laughed and demanded his winnings from the bet. The high class rich man had to pay him the one-thousand gold coins. Fie returned home and sat down, saddened by his lost bet, and embarrassed by the blow to his pride.
The bull called Delightful grazed peacefully on his way home. When he arrived, he saw his master sadly lying on his side. He asked, Sir, why are you lying there like that? Are you sleeping? You look sad. The man said, ! lost a thousand gold coins because of you. With such a loss, how could I sleep?
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