Long ago, Bull did not hate the color red. And he was not angry the way he is today. In fact, he was as gentle as a cloud floating in the sky. But one day this all changed, and here is how it happened.
Back then, Bull loved to sleep even more than he loved to eat. And he did not like to be disturbed while he was sleeping. One morning, Cardinal flew down and landed on a huge rock. Cardinal didn’t realize that it was actually Bull, who was fast asleep. He flew up from behind and didn’t see Bull’s head or horns. Cardinal thought, “Maybe I’ll find some delicious seeds or grains to eat on top of this rock.” So he crawled up and began to peck at Bull.
Bull woke up. When he saw the little red bird, he was furious. Bull bellowed, “How dare you wake me up? I’ll teach you to peck at me!” Bull charged at Cardinal. The frightened, little bird flew away and never went near Bull again.
To this day, Bull still gets mad when he sees anything red. It reminds him of the time Cardinal woke him up. That’s why Bull charges whenever he sees a matador wave a red cape.
