A Bull, escaping from a Lion, hid in a cave which some shepherds had recently occupied. As soon as he entered, a He-Goat left in the cave sharply attacked him with his horns. The Bull quietly addressed him: “Butt away as much as you will. I have no fear of you, but of the Lion. Let that monster go away and I will soon let you know what is the respective strength of a Goat and a Bull.”
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, traditionally believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have been retold across cultures for over two millennia. "The Bull and the Goat" is a compact moral tale that reflects Aesop's signature style — using animal characters to expose human failings, in this case the tendency to bully those who are temporarily weakened or distracted.
