Book Description
This is the story of Clementine, a calf who is unhappy because she is not tall like the other cows in the herd--can't hold her head high--is not long--can't hold her head out--and is not fat and big around. When her nose wiggles in the dirt it makes her sneeze and the other cows laugh at her. She watches a crow, a dog, and then a cat, wondering what it would be like to be one of them. Her Fairy-God-Cow arrives and grants her a wish. When Clementine says she'd like to be a cat, the Fairy-God-Cow says she can only make her half-cat. The Fairy-God-Cow goes through some contortions and chants some magic words--and Clementine becomes a Kitty-Cow. "Moo-oww!" says the Kitty-Cow. But cows eat grass and cats eat fish, and Clementine is neither. She is hungry. Her Fairy-God-Cow returns and Clementine has the choice of becoming a cat or going back to being a cow. She chooses to return to being a cow--based on the experience she has had. In a quick conclusion, she grows up and has calves of her own, including one who is unhappy. Clementine snuggles up to her and says, "Moo."
