In my younger days, I had a companion who used to catch our tutor's cow
by the tail, and make her drag him at full speed round and round the
field. One day, when he was quietly walking along the path to church,
the cow espied him, and making chase, very nearly caught him with her
horns as he leaped over the nearest gate.
I will tell you of another cow, which was frequently annoyed by a boy
amusing himself with throwing stones at her. She had borne his mischief
for some time, when at length, making after him, she hooked the end of
her horns into his clothes, lifted him from the ground, carried him out
of the field, and laid him down in the road. She then, satisfied with
the gentle punishment she had inflicted, returned calmly to her pasture.