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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.
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]
The Magic Orange Tree and Other Stories; Matti Lives in Finland; Minnie and Moo; Minnie and Moo: The Attack of the Easter Bunnies; Minnie and Moo: The Night of the Living Bed; Minnie and Moo: Will You Be My Valentine? Moo, Baa, La La La! A Moose for Jessica
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.
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]
A Moose for Jessica is a 1987 non-fiction children's book about a moose named Josh who loved a cow called Jessica. [1] The story is told by Pat A. Wakefield and is illustrated with photographs by Larry Carrara, the owner of the cow.
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 Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is a 1902 novel by American author Owen Wister (1860–1938), set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. Detailing the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch, the novel was a landmark in the evolution of the western genre, as distinguished from earlier short stories and pulp dime novels.