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soon a small crowd of farmers had
gathered. Old John, a man of few
words, never said anything, though
everyone else had an opinion on how to
get the job done.
It was suggested that they put a
board through both sides of the chute,
behind the bull, and then everyone
could push. They found the biggest
board they could and stuck it behind
the bull. Three men got on each side
and commenced pushing. But a bull
that weighs over a ton can out-push six
men who, together, maybe weigh half
that.
“Perhaps,” suggested James, who
had just moved from a big city and
bought a nearby hobby farm, “he is just
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