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The Bright Yellow Cow
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A long time ago when I was quite small, while playing alone, I happened to fall
And much to my sorrow I have to admit, I really was throwing the most dreadful of fits.
When all of a sudden I heard some one say, "Hush now, be quiet you're ruining my day
"With that crying and ranting and all of that stuff and you're not really hurt, just dirty and scruffed."
I looked up amazed for out of the trees, came a bright yellow cow with blue spotted knees.
She ambled up to me and nuzzled my knee and the look on her face... that was something to see.
Such a kindness and feeling glowed deep in her eyes that when she spoke softly, I wasn't surprised.
"Look at me now, I once was all yellow. But I ranted and raved and hollered and bellowed
"Each time I fell down or was hurt the least bit; I threw... like you did... a most dreadful fit.
"Till one day this fellow, who was really an elf, took a good look at me and said to himself,
'I'll put a stop to this blubbering cow; I'll mark her with blue and I'll do it now!'
"And low and behold from that very day on my knees had blue spots and they never have gone.
"So I'm sure to be laughed at the rest of my days and jokingly called, 'Old spotty legs!'
"So, if I were you now, my dear little friend, I'd hold back the tears or you surely will end
"Up like me for the whole world to see, with great big blue spots on your little round knees."
I thanked her politely and kissed her pink nose, as a soft little tear caused her brown eyes to glow.
She blinked, wiped her nose, smiled a little and then, slowly turned round to her forest again.
And I never again was able to see the bright yellow cow with the blue spotted knees.

The end

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Author

Phyllis J. Smith (DeDe)
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