One day a herd of bulls was running down a street when they crossed paths with a homecoming parade. As they watched the marching band, the cheerleaders, the dance team, and the amateur floats pass by, the bulls became irritated with the parade blocking their path. "Let's rip this parade in two," a bull said, as the other bulls grunted and scraped their hooves against the pavement.

Just as they were about to trample the parade, the bulls noticed an old man who was sleeping in a lawn chair. His wrinkled face and the rashes on his balding head displayed his years of hard work. As the bulls watched the old man nap, they decided not to disturb him. So they tiptoed quietly across the street, in front of a pickup truck carrying the football team, which was tossing candy and crude jokes at the children.

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