BULL AND THE CAPE, THE

a reference to a bull fight where the matador (bull fighter) uses a large red cape to attract the bull's attention and to guide the bull's attack. The bull instinctively charges the cape as it is a large, moving target, not due to its color as is generally thought. The matador works as close to the bull as possible, leading the bull in a series of graceful passes with his cape. The amount of admiration the matador receives is based on how close he can be to the horns without receiving injury, his grace and his calm in the face of such danger. Finally the matador kills the bull with a sword.