Mature Jokes

The Story Of A Legendary Bull

Old Jack owned a breeding bull that was the envy of every rancher in the county.

This was no ordinary animal. He was an absolute workhorse—or rather, a work bull.

The bull was so famous for his energy, strength, and remarkable success that people joked he could get even the flies pregnant if they flew too close.

He was Jack’s pride and joy, as well as his main source of income. Ranchers from all over the area paid to breed their cows with him because everyone had seen the results: his calves were consistently the biggest and healthiest around.

Before long, the bull became Jack’s personal gold mine. He was quick, dependable, and never seemed to miss an opportunity. If a cow came anywhere near him, he was ready to get to work—and apparently never got tired.

But as often happens when someone has a business that is doing a little too well, jealousy soon appeared.

One day, the local ranchers gathered for a meeting.

“We should buy that bull,” one of them suggested. “Then we won’t have to keep paying Jack every time we need his services.”

They sent a representative to negotiate.

"Name your price, Jack. We want to buy your bull.”

Jack had no intention of giving up his most valuable asset, so he named a price so outrageously high that he was certain they would walk away. Instead, the ranchers complained to Mayor Thompson. Eager to present himself as the hero of the community, the mayor agreed to purchase the bull using public funds. He proudly declared the animal “municipal property” and announced that from then on, its services would be available for the benefit of the entire community.

The big inauguration day finally arrived.

The ranchers brought their finest cows, confident that the legendary bull would perform his usual miracles.

They brought him the first cow.

Nothing happened.

“It must be the cow,” one rancher said. “She’s too skinny.”

So they brought in a prize-winning Holstein—healthy, impressive, and in perfect condition.

The bull sniffed her, looked her over, and did absolutely nothing.

They brought another cow.

Then another. Eventually, they paraded nearly the entire herd past him.

Still, the bull remained calm, serious, and completely uninterested, as though he had lost all motivation to do anything with his life.

Furious and embarrassed, Mayor Thompson called Jack.

“Get over here immediately and fix this! I spent taxpayer money on this bull, and now he’s completely useless!”

Jack arrived, walked slowly toward the animal, patted him affectionately on the back, and whispered into his ear, “What happened, buddy? Don’t you want to work anymore?”

The bull looked at him calmly, gave a lazy yawn, and seemed to reply, “Why should I work? I’m a government employee now.