33 THE COW

The friendly cow, all red and white,

I love with all my heart ;

She gives me cream with all her might

To eat with apple-tart.

She wanders, lowing, here and there,

And yet she cannot stray,

All in the pleasant open air,

The pleasant light of day.

And blown by all the winds that pass,

And wet with all the showers,

She walks among the meadow grass

And eats the meadow flowers.

(Robert Louis Stevenson)

Word list

cream: a thick, fatty milk

apple-tart: a kind of dessert made with apples

lowing: making a sound like cows

stray: to go to places without any purpose

showers: brief rain

You Practice

Answer the following questions.

1) What colour is the cow?

2) Why does the writer like the cow?

3) What does the cow eat?

4) What are some other good things about cows?

5) What is your favourite farm animal? Why?