The cow story reminds me of a friend who came upon a group of cows that had gotten out of their pen and were feeding on the good grass along the roadside. Seeing the break in the fence he thought he would help the farmer out and chase the cows back into the pen. He lays his bike his bike, gets around the cows and starts herding them back in the right direction. Just as they break into a trot he realizes that his bike is laying between the cows and the opening in the fence. His good deed cost him a long walk home and bunch of new spokes to repair his front tire.