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  The Little Bull-Calf Many years ago, a poor boys father gave him a bull calf. The father died and the boys mother married a mean man. The new stepfather told the boy that if he brought his calf into the house that he would kill it. The young boy and his calf left home and went far away. When he became hungry, he stopped and asked for bread and cheese. The boy shared the bread with his calf but the calf refused the cheese. The calf told the boy that he was going across the field into the wilderness to fight leopards, wolves, tigers, monkeys and a fiery dragon. He said he would kill them all but the fiery dragon would claim his life. The calf told the boy to skin him and take his bladder after he is defeated and it will kill anything he hits with it. The boy begged his calf not to do it but the calf told him to climb the tree and the cheese would save him. So, the boy climbed the tree and the monkeys followed. The boy squeezed the cheese and scared the monkey away. The boy watched ...