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Story or THE (INVESTIGATION) GATE of the Lion and the Bull [8 of 90]

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Having thus advised his sons, the merchant set out with his eldest son on a trade journey to the country of Matur, taking many goods with him. He also had a wagon with him, to which two bulls were harnessed; one was called Sizbug, the other Abduhi. It happened, however, at a difficult-to-navigate spot, that the wagon broke down, and the bull named Sizbug sank into the marshy ground. Since the merchant wanted to pull the bull out again, he stayed there for three days; but when he could not, he left a man with him and continued his journey.

The following day, however, the man who had been left behind with the bull followed the merchant and said:

"The bull is dead."

But the bull slowly set out from the place where he had been left, until he came to water and abundant pasture. And in a few days the bull grew fat and stout, rubbing and sharpening his horns on the ground and raising his voice.

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