Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 262 Bolles, John R. (John Rogers) 1810 1895 Bolles, John Rogers The Story of the Two Bulls Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, Michael Ciesielski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Story of the Two Bulls" by John R. Bolles is a humorous narrative poem likely written in the mid-19th century. This light-hearted tale centers on a deacon and his pride in his cattle, particularly two bulls that come into conflict. The book serves as an entertaining fable that highlights the folly of pride and the unpredictable nature of life. The story follows a deacon who, despite being a man of peace, becomes captivated by the strength and appearance of his newly acquired spotted bull. When he leaves for a church service, he cannot suppress his curiosity about how the two bulls will interact. This leads to a chaotic and humorous series of events where the bulls engage in a fierce fight, causing destruction in the deacon's home. Ultimately, the tale culminates in the deacon's desperate attempts to manage the chaos and reflects on the consequences of his choices, imparting a moral lesson about temptation and the folly of pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry Wit and humor, Juvenile Bulls -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour 40340 2025-10-05T05:02:46.118169 text/html 37595 2020-12-20T04:46:44 text/html 409795 2025-10-05T05:02:50.147152 application/epub+zip 406763 2025-10-05T05:02:47.775180 application/epub+zip 80051 2025-10-05T05:02:46.651159 application/epub+zip 499766 2025-10-05T05:02:51.840180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506452 2025-10-05T05:02:49.459181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140309 2022-09-05T09:57:26.778058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28910 2025-10-05T05:02:45.835200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9047 2024-10-28T18:03:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30366 2020-12-20T04:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18996 2025-10-05T05:02:51.966152 application/rdf+xml 13003 2025-10-05T05:02:47.238158 image/jpeg 3737 2025-10-05T05:02:46.894188 image/jpeg 336409 2020-12-20T04:46:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 11742 2020-12-20T04:46:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 393629 2025-10-05T05:02:46.134175 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog