[unosama]

"The bull is dead" is completely useless information. This story seems to be an example of poor parenting to me...

There is a time and place for conveying information quickly and concisely, and there is a time and a place for storytelling and human connection. Seems the latter has been lost on this child's upbringing.

[bastawhiz]

I mean, is it useless? You crash your car into a bull in the road. Your okay. The car is damaged. The bull is dead.

The receiver of the information in this case already knew something was wrong. The most important detail came first: I'm okay. Nothing wrong with this.

Some folks might say the second most important piece of information is "the car is damaged" but really it doesn't matter. One might wonder how damaged. This detail doesn't reinforce the first piece of information. And the extent of the damage is important at that moment.

"The bull is dead" might seem unimportant, but it gets across the worst outcome from what's transpired. And in fact, it implies that the car is damaged. Maybe more relatable if you're in North America: if your child called you and says "I'm okay, but the deer is dead" that actually does a perfect job of summarizing exactly what happened. It's an unusual situation that a bull got hit by a car, but it's plausible.

When you've been in an accident, trying to explain everything over the phone often isn't the best thing to do, especially if the authorities are trying to take a statement or you're getting your vehicle towed. Arguably, it's bad parenting to dwell on really any other details besides "where are you?" or "do you need anything?"

Like I'm really struggling to think of another thing the kid could have said that would have been more efficient or would have made the outcome better. "The bull is dead" leaves you with questions but frankly none of the questions really matter, and the information that it conveys is exactly what I'd want to get across.