Jason Weiser

Hey, that tickles.

The tickling was the first and last thing that Timbertop noticed about the stick because of what happened next.

Hunching to the ground, his skin became hide and the hide became hairy.

His fingers fused together and his nails grew out until they were hooves.

Horns shot from his skull and his nose stretched out, drawing his mouth with it before they both rounded off.

In seconds, an ox was laying on the floor, bellowing.

"'Okay, I'm actually really scared of these sticks now,' the husband said, and wondered aloud if they should put them in a bag or something.

The wife went to work with the halter and handed the iron spike to the husband."

I learned a little bit about the nose rings for bulls for this.

Apparently, for adult animals that could potentially be dangerous, they will pierce the nasal septum and put a ring in there for control, because it's a very sensitive area of the body.

I don't know enough about this to say anything one way or the other.

Seems like it hurts the animals.

Also seems like that's kind of the point in the event of them getting dangerous.

It does not look fun to do or to have done.

That was Timbertop's estimation as he screamed, but his curses came out only in bellows.

The couple slipped the ring through and it was done.

They looped a rope through the ring and halter and led Timbertop out.

Getting a full-grown male ox out of the house designed for not a full-grown male ox was a challenge, and Timber Top got in a few good kicks to their furniture and walls as he left.

But when he was outside, the butcher stopped him and looked him in the eyes.

They told me you'd still be in there.