Vishnu Sharma | India

The Mouse and the Bull

A bull accidentally steps on a mouse's tail, prompting the mouse to seek revenge, but it fails, realizing arguing is pointless.

The Mouse and the Bull
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Once upon a time, in a small village by a beautiful lake, there lived a big, friendly bull. This bull liked to drink water from the lake when he was thirsty.

One bright and sunny day, the bull went to the lake to drink some water. As he got close to the water, he accidentally stepped on the tail of a tiny mouse who was resting nearby.

The mouse squealed in pain and quickly stood up, looking angrily at the bull. Seeing his tail hurt, the mouse became very angry and decided to get back at the bull.

The mouse climbed onto the bull's back and started biting him with his sharp teeth. But the bull, who was enjoying the cool lake water, didn’t feel the small bites and didn't know the mouse was there.

After a while, the mouse got tired of biting and jumped off the bull's back. He stood in front of the bull and showed him the hurt tail, explaining the pain the bull had caused.

The bull was surprised to hear this and asked if he had really stepped on the mouse's tail. When he understood what had happened, he said he was sorry for causing pain without knowing.

The mouse, feeling sad, went home in pain, realizing it was no use to fight with the bull.

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The Mouse and the Bull