Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Filgard is a farmer whom Djem (pronounced in English, `Gem') and
Leestel are visiting.
On a totally different matter, not on paradigms, are my remarks on
cows accurate? As a young child I was a cowherd, but have forgot
everything in the years since.
There's a lot about dairy farming here:
http://www.katfeete.net/nucleus/
especially earlier in the archives.
I never want to get involved in dairy farming, now that I've read it
all. :P
He started them walking. "Time to go back to the farm house,"
said Filgard. They took a different route, this time past cows
fenced in a large field. ... Several cows recognized the farmer
and came up to him. He patted their noses; so did Leestel, and
with a bit of trepidation, Djem. Filgard then give each a carrot
he took out of a pocket. "They are like horses, but more stupid,"
he said.
The intelligence of a cow depends greatly on what breed it is. (Gleaned
from the above-cited blog.)
Julia
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