I Love Moo

There it was, the most beautiful thing George had ever seen in his life. She was tall, plump, and had big brown eyes.  George felt it was love at first sight ever since he laid his eyes on her big, chocolate shiny eyes. He felt as if he needed to have her.  With her smooth glistening fur he felt as if he had an actual connection with her. Almost as if they were soul mates had met each other before. He was about to go up to her until Mary screamed his name.  “George stop staring at that cow and help me husk corn!” George then snapped out of the cow’s hypnotic gaze and went to help Mary. He hated husking corn. He was the slowest corn husker of his family. When he finished husking one corn, his sister Mary would have finished husking three corns. George thought it was useless to help his sister Mary, but he helped anyways as he found this corn husking allowed him to get closer to his sister. He followed his sister into the barn and then started husking. “How was your day?” asked George. “Oh it was okay I just did the usual ya know? Checked the hens’ nest for eggs and then went into town and sold the eggs. I didn’t get much but I got enough to buy supper. It’s been tough lately not many people are buying our eggs since that fancy supermarket opened up across town.” George wanted to help out but he knew he wasn’t good for anything. Although George had been the oldest of the two, he was clumsy, and not “the sharpest tool in the shed” to put into the words of his parents. “Don’t worry Sis, things will get better! I know they will!” George chirped optimistically. “I know but sometimes I wonder… what if they don’t” Mary said inaudibly. George felt bad and didn’t like when Mary got sad so he changed the topic.

“Hey have you seen how that cow’s been standing in front of the barn lately.”

“Yea what about it?” Mary said with a puzzled look.

“Don’t you think it’s kinda weird how it always comes every day and just stands there doing nothing?”

“Not really I mean I don’t mind it; the cow’s poop keeps the grass fertilized so it’s all fine with me.”

“I mean don’t you ever think what if it has some sort of purpose in standing in front of our barn . What if it’s trying to tell us something?”

Mary then started to laugh “Ahahahahaha. Really George? ‘It’s trying to tell us something?’ That’s the most hilarious thing I’ve ever heard of.” Mary snorted. ”Ah George you sure do have quite some imagination. I think you could even become a children’s author.” George gave Mary an annoyed look. “Ha Ha. I’m being serious. Think about it.” George said.

“George don’t worry nothing bad is gonna happen to us just because of a cow.”  Mary reassured him. George then vehemently asserted “But I’m not saying anything bad is gonna happen I’m saying something good will happen!”  “Sure George I’ll believe that when pigs I mean cows fly.” Mary playfully said “Now get back to husking that corn, George.”

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That night George couldn’t fall asleep, he stayed up thinking about the cow he saw earlier that day. George felt like maybe the cow and he met before. George thought it was silly to think about it, he felt like maybe they were soul mates. “No, no, no, that’s ridiculous humans and animals can’t be soul mates, it’s against nature” Thought George. Still George had ambivalent feelings towards that cow. “What if that cow used to be a human?” “What if that cow can shape shift?” “What if the cow is cursed?” All these questions and a million more filled George’s head. He kept tossing and turning until he couldn’t take it anymore and ran outside to see the cow. George then came back disappointed and tried to go to sleep. 

                The next day George woke up to the sound of roosters. George woke up rather hesitantly since he had only got a few hours of sleep. When he woke up he went through his daily routine and then started on his duties. Even though George did not work, he still helped his sister by feeding the hens, cleaning up the pigsty, carrying the hay, and any other manual labor that did not require a lot of thinking. George liked helping it made him feel as if he wasn’t such a burden to his sister.  After he did his duties George went to the field he was yesterday and waited patiently for the cow. George still had hope that maybe he could figure out why that cow would come and just stand in front of their house. George waited patiently. As he waited he observed how green the grass was. “Was the grass always green or did it have to do something with the cow?” thought George. George waited patiently. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Three hours passed. Four hours passed until George saw a figure walking towards him. It was a lady. She was somewhat big, had a white dress with black polka dots, and had black hair with a white streak in it. When she came closer it was then that George noticed she had big brown eyes. “Hey there, not so close neighbor! I just moved in here a day ago and I was wondering where all the people were at until I walked over a hill and found you. I just came here to say hello and introduce myself. My name’s Lucy and I’m from across town and I’d just like to tell you if you ever need some help I’ll be right over that hill.” Lucy pointed over that hill. “Thank you… Lucy. My name’s—“ “George?” Lucy winked at him. George was bewildered and then once he stared deep into Lucy’s eyes, a smile crept across his face “I knew it was you!” George beamed. Lucy then threw herself onto George. “I knew you would recognize me.” Lucy whispered into his ear. George then grabbed her hand and they walked into the sunset.