Hello, everyone.
First of all I want to apologize to you all for not bringing you any
stories for so long. It was a writer’s block. I just could not think up any
stories.
Anyways, suddenly I remembered this story I had read when I was a little
girl. I don’t know if it is a Greek story or if it is a folktale. I loved this
story so I decided to share it with you all.
I
have one request though if you like this story then please, write a comment
below and let me know. I would love to know.
The Ugly Cow
Once
upon a time, there was a farmer. He had many cows on his farm. They were all
well fed fat and gave a lot of milk. Now, there was one cow who was very thin
and she was lame. One of her legs was crooked and she was rather weak. She was
not able to give lots of milk like the other cows but she was friendly and
happy all the time. She was also a very kind hearted cow. Everybody loved her. Her
name was Daisy.
One
day, the farmer came and milked the cows and when he milked Daisy she was not
able to give as much milk as the other cows. The farmer thought of selling her
at a very cheap price. He thought of her as a very useless cow.
As
he was milking Daisy he started talking to one of his farmhands nearby, “We
ought to get rid of this cow,” he said. “She is useless. She doesn’t even give
much milk. I think I am going to get rid of her tomorrow.”
His
worker agreed with him. So the farmer decided to do just that the very next
day.
Now
Daisy and all the other cows heard that and they were all sad. How can the
farmer be so cruel?
As
soon as the farmer was gone the cows started to talk.
“Oh
dear,” said one cow, “What are we going to do?”
“This
is not fair,” said the other.
“You
are so kind, Daisy,” said yet another one tearfully, “I remember when you had
saved my calf from that dog. I will never forget you.”
“Yes,
we will miss you so much, Daisy,” said the first one sadly.
That
night everyone went to sleep wishing they could do something for Daisy.
That
night, the fairy folk were having a party for the queen. All was going well
when one of the elves accidentally spilled all the milk. They were going to use
this milk to make caramel pudding which the queen loved so much. The fairy folk
were horrified!
What
should they do and the queen would be there in just about two hours? Everybody started
to panic. Then someone had an idea to go and ask the cows for some milk in the
nearby farm. Now this farm happened to be the one where Daisy was.
And
so, some of them went to that farm. They came and requested the cows to give
them some milk but they all refused because they did not want to end up like
Daisy. If they gave milk then they wouldn’t be able to give more milk in the
morning. The fairies begged but no-one agreed. Now Daisy was watching all this.
“You
can have my milk,” she said. “After all the farmer is going to get rid of me
tomorrow so why shouldn’t I help you. It will make no difference to the farmer.”
The
fairies were so happy and relieved to hear this. They milked Daisy and went
away happily. They thanked her again and again.
The
fairies made the caramel pudding and when the tasted it she was delighted. It was
so delicious. She asked the fairies where they had gotten the milk and they
told her where they got it. When the fairy heard their story she requested them
to take her to Daisy. She was very much touched by the story.
When
the queen saw Daisy she felt very sorry for her. She went to Daisy and said
some magic words. And lo and behold! Daisy changed completely. One moment there
was Daisy, lame and weak and the next she was a beautiful healthy cow!
Everybody
was astounded by the change and also delighted. Daisy could not believe her
luck. She thanked the queen over and over again.
The
next day, when the farmer came to take Daisy away, what did he see? A beautiful
cow was standing there instead of a weak lame one. Of course there was no need
to get rid of her now.
But
the farmer never figured out how Daisy changed overnight.
