RTS:
You have 2 cows. You set 1 to gathering wood, the other builds a barracks. You then run out of gold, so you have to buy another cow, but you can't since you reached you pop. limit.

Tour de France:
You have 2 cows. Both are removed from the race because they took steroids.

Ancient Sparta:
You have 2 cows. Both are trained to be warriors, so you have to subjugate the goats and horses. When the Chickens attack, you pronounce you are defending an extremely limited form of 'Freedom'.

Indian Economy:
You have 2 cows. You build a call center, give the cows a language course, and then you start selling mortgages and credit cards.