One day dad brought home two of the cutest little calves. They were very small, had probably just been weened from their mother. He told kathy and I (ages 3 and 6) that their names were T-bone and Shortcut---and made us feel like they were our pets (Kathy said he said that so we would feed and care for them.) We did mess around with feeding and such, but I mostly recall playing with them. They had the cutest and biggest brown eyes!
I'm not sure how long we had them, but one day they got loose from their pen and gave dad quite a chase in and around the cornfield. Us girls thought it was hilarious, but dad was getting really angry because they were very hard to catch and they were causing damamge to our cornfield and garden.
Well, unfortunately, they met their demise that day. Dad told us he they run off so as not to break our little hearts. However, we did have plenty of meat on the table for quite a while. I know this will sound cruel to all you little ones reading this, but that was the whole purpose for them to begin with. It is just part of providing food for the family.
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I do remember this story. I don't suppose the names your dad gave them was a clue to you as to their eventual purpose. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs for him telling you they run off....reminds me of how I thought about dogs we gave away. When you give them away, they can live on forever. Even though I know it is impossible, in my mind Ringo is still living the good life on a farm in North Dakota and Bear is chasing cows down in Lawton.
The names were a definite clue, however not to a 3 and 6 year old. It is easier on the mind to think of our past pets still running through the countryside.
ReplyDeletei remeber this story!
ReplyDeleteStill don't know what happen to Rascal. Not that I'm harboring any ill will...
ReplyDeletewhen i first read I thought they were dogs. My comment was going to be you ate your dogs. That sure is different then now a days.I would hate to eat my dog. Then i relized they were cows. Boy that changed my comment.P.S. this is the first comment i have ever written.
ReplyDeleteThank for commenting, I have really enjoyed reading what you had to say. No! You are right, we did not eat our dogs---we ate our calves.
ReplyDeletep.S. You are very funny!
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