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cannot exactly make out, though it appears to me that 
the bull’s loud bass voice produced some especial effect. 
To be brief, the two became fast friends ere spring time ; 
the Crane accompanies his horned favourite daily to the 
pastures and often visits him in the stable. He treats 
him always with the most marked deference and evidently 
considers him as his superior. In his stable he stands 
respectful and erect by his friend, as though obliged to 
await his orders; keeps the flies off him; answers when he 
roars; and takes every possible means to pacify his friend 
when enraged. When the bull is among the cattle in the 
yard he plays the part of adjutant—generally walking 
about two paces in his rear, often dancing round him, 
bowing respectfully, and in fact behaving in so droll and 
comical a manner that no one could look on without laugh¬ 
ing. In the afternoon he follows the bull and the whole 
herd to the meadows, a distance of more than two miles, 
and returns with them in the evening. The bird generally 
follows some few paces in the rear of his friend, or else 
walks alongside of him, or suddenly precedes him and 
runs on twenty yards or more, and then turning round 
bows down before his august companion until the latter 
has come up with him. These proceedings are carried 
on through the whole village, to the intense amusement 
of the inhabitants, until the farmyard is reached, when, 
after repeated bows and demonstrations of affection, he 
takes leave of his respected companion. 
“ This bull is, however, the only animal on this estate 
which he treats with such distinction. Over all the rest 
he asserts his superiority, and fully understands how to 
uphold it. In the village, and especially on the estate, 
he plays the overseer, and is a great stickler for order; 
he acts the part of sheep-dog to the herds of cattle. 
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