There was a calf in a stall, which two thieves understood dwelt there, and they moved through the night swiftly to take it. One had entered into the stall, and began to lift it, yet could not. The thief outside cried, "Lift up the calve, you fool! It is almost daylight." The man could not, for the creature clung to him, and gnarled at his leg. "I must be gored by its horn!" cried the thief inside, so the other fled. The master of the house returned, and found the thief mauled by his bear, which he kept in the stall that night. The thief was so enraged, that he had the authorities lock up the master of the house in a prison cell, and thus he received the calf he wanted.
Living in modern times, we are stupid and don't understand what's just.
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The Modern Bear and Calve
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