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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type is a 2000 children's book written by Doreen Cronin. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin , the Simon & Schuster book tells the story of Farmer Brown's cows , who find an old typewriter in the barn and proceed to write letters to Farmer Brown, making various demands and then going on strike when they aren't met.
Cows routinely lie down to sleep. Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend [1] and stories of such feats viewed as tall tales. [2]
The film was based on the 1965 short story, "Johnny Lingo and the Eight-Cow Wife", written by author Patricia McGerr and published in Woman's Day magazine. [5] The story has been frequently reprinted, including in The Australian Women's Weekly, [6] The Instructor, [7] and Reader's Digest, [8] as well as by assorted books and websites (sometimes condensed or attributed to other authors). [9]
The story begins with Hori's desire to own a cow, like many other poor peasants. He purchases a cow from Bhola, a cowherd, on a debt of 80 rupees. Hori tries to cheat his brothers out of 10 rupees, leading to a fight between his wife and his younger brother Heera's wife. Jealous of Hori, Heera poisons the cow and flees out of fear of police action.
Pecos Bill (/ ˈ p eɪ k ə s / PAY-kəs) [1] is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O'Reilly in the early 20th century and are an example of American "fakelore".
The series began in 1982, with a couple of short stories about Hank and his friends; since then, 82 printed books and seven audio-only books have been published. Hank the Cowdog was previously published via Maverick Books, with Puffin Books holding the current American publishing rights in English.
The purported lesson of the "days of the brindled cow" is that complaining about the harshness of the weather is done at one's peril. The same story can be found in different versions all over Ireland and Europe in general. The brindled cow or the bó riabhach referred to is a once common but now rare native Irish cattle breed. [2]
Cattle bred specifically for milk production are called milking or dairy cattle; [1] a cow kept to provide milk for one family may be called a family cow or a milker. A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually ...