The Owlc! (That’s an Owl-Cow!)
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NB: I took a break from my other project today to finish this story, I know this isn’t very well written, I have more fun explaining this one to people in person so writing it down was hard. But its a story that we are all different, even if we try sometimes to fit in and be the same…
Feel free to point out mistakes so I can fix them!
The Owlc! (That’s an Owl-Cow!)
In a tree
In the night
A cow sat
Perched high upWith two horns
And black spots
Upon a beautiful, pretty
Milky white coatNow if you think that is strange
A Cow in a tree… late at night!
Well there is something stranger than that!
And that’s a cow who calls out“Moo hoo
Moo hoo!”BUT…
Why did this Cow
Sit in a tree!?
And why did it say
Moo hoo, Moo hoo?!Well the answer to such questions
Is actually quite a short story
And if you want I will share with you
Perhaps you may learn something.You see…
Cows are Copy-cows,
But of course you knew that…
They love to steal things,
That other creatures and critters do best…And this cow…
In a strange kind of way,
Thought that she would different, an individual,
Against the usual Goat-Stealing ways.So she sneaked away late at night,
When all the others cows were deep in slumber….
Tip towing on her hoofs, as quiet as she could
A skill she “borrowed’ from a mouse of course.And so this copy-cow went on an adventure
To spy on critters big and small
To find the perfect one,
That she could copy!She first found a sheep,
And tried to sleep like one,
Only she found the lack of wool
Made it rather uncomfortable!Next she found Frog
Sitting on a lilly in a pond
Only when she tried to sit in there
There was a BIG SPLASH and she fell inAfter shaking herself dry…
She then found a kitty cat
She followed the kitty cat for hours
Only when the cat went through a cat door…
She found she was to big to fit!And so the copy-cow got a bit upset,
Who could she copy to be different?
Which is kind of a silly idea when you think about it,
How can you be different if your copying?It was then in a tree
she spotted an owl,
Going “hoo hoo” way up high
She tilted her head and thought for a minute,
And then decided…
That’s who she should copy!So up the tree she managed to climb
Which is tricky for a cow!
and when she reached the top branches
She perched just like the owl.She watched for hours and hours
She copied all she saw
And when the owl near by went“Hoo Hoo!
Hoo Hoo!”The cow copied fast!
“Moo Hoo
Moo Hoo!”She went
Then got a bit confused“That’s not right”
Said the cow to herself,
Trying over and over again…“Moo Hoo
Moo Hoo”She went again…
Getting rather frustrated
And a little bit mad
That she could not make a call
Like the owl she was near.Before she could try again
The Owl near by
Who was rather wise…
As Owls often are…
I think its to do with their big eyes…Flew on over…
And asked the cow.“What are you doing Cow
Sitting in a Tree
Why are you not sleeping
As a Cow should be?”The Cow told the Owl
All about her quest
To be different and unique
From all the rest…She told the Owl
Of all her troubles
With the call Owls make
But how she went “Moo Hoo”The listening wise Owl
Being wise as owls were,
Listened and nodded
Then said to the Cow“Oh Cow, Cow,
Who wishes to copy an Owl,
There will be parts of you,
That you can’t change.
No matter how hard you try
They will always be that way
You have Fur… I have feathers
These are things we can’t change…
But that’s ok…
These are the things,
That make us unique
Not all cows have the same spots
Just as not all Owls have the same wings.
So you are already Unique
You don’t have to try and be”The Cow thought about this
And thanked the Owl so much,
But she was having fun pretending to be an Owl
So she continued on…
But this time she did it differently,
She did it with a smile!“Moo hoo
Moo hoo!”She called out proudly.
About The Author
Matty is a 36 year old girl who is an Autistic Poet, Writer and Artist and lives alone in Christchurch New Zealand with a kitty! Matty has given many talks on autism and about being unique in a world that's often not accepting, Matty has also engaged with artist and worked on Art projects Matty usually works on an Art project at the same time as a writing one! This means posts can be a bit delayed!
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What a fantastic story Matty… I smiled the whole time I read it and it makes a great start to my cold Monday morning.
Many HUgs and Lots of love!
That’s a great little story, Angel. I really think with some nice illustrations it could be a children’s book.