"Dang, almost forgot," he says as he ties you to a tree. You're too confused to think clearly. You look down at the ground and your hooves, and you lean down for a closer look, and absently start chewing some of the lawn. You realize you're eating grass, and it tastes good. You raise your head and look around for Dirk.
At his pickup truck, Dirk is unplugging the portable electric branding iron from his cigarette jack. He holds the glowing metal brand gingerly as he heads back to where Chad is waiting looking the wrong way.
"Almost forgot to brand you, Chad, otherwise if your nose ring came loose you might change back, and we cannot have that happening after all I went through to get you changed and all. The brand will hurt, but your skin's thicker than it used to be, and if anyone wants to know who owns you this will tell them it's me."
You feel a searing pain, "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" and smell burning hair and flesh.
"All bovine for the rest of your life. With a stud like you, I'm sure to win at the county fair. You've always been a champion Chad."
Your thigh still hurts, but you are flattered that Dirk considers you a real champ. He undoes the rope and lead you to the trailer hitched behind his pickup. As you walk on all fours, you forget about your life on two feet. You chew your cud absentmindedly, as he secured you into your stall and locks the trailer up. Then he starts his engine. But before he can drive away, your brother Charles rides up on his motorcycle blocking, Dirk's truck. It doesn't make sense, why do you think of that two legged creature as your brother?
"Hey, Dirk, is he in the trailer?"
"Yeah, he put the nose ring on early, just like you suspected. Good thing I was here. A bull loose in a house is worse than in a china shop," Dirk joked.
"You said you'd wait for me!" Charles protested.
"You're here now, Chucky, you want to check out your kid bro." Dirk climbed out of the truck and headed to the rear of the trailer.
"Our folks won't remember that he ever existed?" Charles asked as Dirk opened the trailer.
The both stepped inside, and Dirk answered