Cow versus Horse
A young man goes to the country for the first time. One day, he’s walking through a village when he meets a farmer. “So, Farmer Giles, why doesn’t this cow have any horns?” asks the young man.
The farmer thinks for a moment, then begins to explain. “Well, young man, cattle can do a lot of damage with their horns. So, we have to do something about them so they don’t hurt anyone. Sometimes, we put special pads on them so they aren’t sharp. And, there are some breeds of cattle that never grow horns. But the reason this cow doesn’t have any horns, young man, is because it’s a horse.”
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