英语故事30字：The Bull Called Delightful[1]

　　Once upon a time， in the country of Gandhara in northern India， there was a city called Takkasila. In that city the Enlightenment Being was born as a certain calf. Since he was well bred for strength， he was bought by a high class rich man. He became very fond of the gentle animal， and called him 'Delightful'. He took good care of him and fed him only the best.

　　When Delightful grew up into a big fine strong bull， he thought， "I was brought up by this generous man. He gave me such good food and constant care， even though sometimes there were difficulties. Now I am a big grown up bull and there is no other bull who can pull as heavy a load as I can. Therefore， I would like to use my strength to give something in return to my master."

　　So he said to the man， ，Sir， please find some wealthy merchant who is proud of having many strong bulls. Challenge him by saying that your bull can pull one-hundred heavily loaded bullock carts."

　　Following his advice， the high class rich man went to such a merchant and struck up a conversation. After a while， he brought up the idea of who had the strongest bull in the city.

　　The merchant said， "Many have bulls， but no one has any as strong as mine." The rich man said， "Sir， I have a bull who can pull one-hundred heavily loaded bullock carts." "No， friend， how can there be such a bull? That is unbelievable!" said the merchant. The other replied， "I do have such a bull， and I am willing to make a bet."

　　The merchant said， "I will bet a thousand gold coins that your bull cannot pull a hundred loaded bullock carts." So the bet was made and they agreed on a date and time for the challenge.

　　The merchant attached together one-hundred big bullock carts. He filled them with sand and gravel to make them very heavy.

　　The high class rich man fed the finest rice to the bull called Delightful. He bathed him and decorated him and hung a beautiful garland of flowers around少儿英语