It turned out that the person chosen as messenger was someone who seldom got any exercise. He naturally had trouble under the sudden stress of the procession. Besides, pavement is not a good surface for long-distance walking. On the evening of the second day, the gasping "ox" refused to take another step.
原來，那隻被賦予重任的牛平常沒啥運動，面臨大場面自是無法負荷，加上柏油路面並不適宜長途行走，使得牛走到第二天晚上時已經氣喘吁吁而拒絕前進。