A New Heifer
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 113870
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At first, Freda regarded the newcomer with dull interest, knowing what she would have to do with him as if knowing that she would go to sleep that night. But when Vycynth patted her with a wicked grin, she recognized that glint in his eyes, and suddenly realized just how appalling this was. But she was a cow, and she did what any cow would do. She wished she could ask if the male was truly a cow, or if he was like her. Some days. Other days she had no interest in knowing. Either way, she was bearing his calf now. She didn't even know how long the gestation period of a cow was. She wished she did; that would at least provide her with some idea of how long she had been like this, even if it was an undershot. Eventually she gave birth to a calf. It was, of course, unlike anything Fred had experienced, and she was glad (though not for the first time) that it was in some sense dull and ordinary to her. The calf, a heifer, would drink from her udder, and she would try to shut everything out, which fortunately wasn't difficult. Time passed. The heifer grew. She felt affection for it despite herself. Eventually she knew instinctively that it was weaning. And around then, she became aware of Vycynth's plans now that a baby had entered the picture.
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