"The Stalled Ox", by Saki

“Do you mean to say that you’re going to sit quietly down and paint that ox while it’s destroying my morning-room?” Let’s start the new series of Gentle Readers with a story in which absurdity is tamed by embracing it.

Full text: https://gentlereaders.uk/the-stalled-ox

""The Stalled Ox" by Saki -- absurdity is tamed by embracing it." (Watch on YouTube)