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The following story was written by Hank Rempel, a senior living in B.C. He is hoping to have these and several others he has written published. Does anyone know how he might accomplish this? Email him at rempel@island.net with any suggestions.
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Far Out Moo Moo by Hank Rempel
Back in the seventies, my wife had a ranch 500 miles north of Edmonton. She had worked with veterinarians & was really quite well known in the region for rehabilitating most any animal that was not doing very well. The herd of cattle that she had were all "polled" or de-horned as a safety factor for other animals plus the safety of her family.
Along came a neighbour who left a lone cow in her care for a few days while he was going to be away. They had the standard galvanized metal watering tub that was very common on most farms. It was very lightweight & about five feet long, by two feet wide. It had a little float switch welded in place by two steel bars. This kept the water to a nice level & provided automatic filling. All that was required was to hook a garden hose to it.
One day, the peace was shattered by an eruption of her border collie going ballistic, running around & barking like crazy at something out in the barnyard. When she looked around the corner here was this cow, with her horns festooned with the watering trough, upside down on her head. The cow was mooing like crazy & stumbling around because it couldn't see anything. The sounds were weird as it echoed from being inside the tub. The poor dog was thinking that something from outer space had landed in her barnyard area of protection. This simply drove the dog into a frenzy & Irene was shrieking in laughter at the sight of it all.
Other Stories by Hank Rempel:
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