Philbert the Smart Cow

Philbert the Smart Cow
by
Robin Hall


Most cows spend their days eating grass, chewing their cud and mooing. So did Philbert. But he preferred humming to mooing. Oh, mooing was OK in front of people-Philbert knew enough not to let on how smart he was when humans were near, but out in the pasture, Philbert was more likely to hum Bach than moo.

Philbert was very fond of humming Three Blind Mice and Old MacDonald, and very late at night, if no people were in the barn, Philbert would cut loose with Greensleeves, Its a Small World and Looby Loo. Philbert loved all sorts of music, especially the blues.

And Philbert loved to think: about how to make life better for cows and other animals and people. If only people would love animals and each other more, maybe things would be better.

Perhaps some young child could read about animals and remember that they can have feelings just like Philbert and begin to think about the world differently. Perhaps they might even change some of those things. And perhaps, just perhaps, that child is YOU!