The Cow
supporting · cow · the one who thought about it
Lifted her head slowly, considered the whole matter, and then got over a fence in a heap.
How we meet them
Lifting her head slowly in a field, the way cows do, and thinking about it.
Personality
Deliberate, easily bored, and surprisingly committed once she starts.
What they want
Something interesting, finally.
How they change
From a field, over a fence, down a lane, and back over the fence again with help.
How they speak
Stop. That is the whole of it.
How the story treats them
She has to be got back over the fence afterwards, which nobody thanks her for.
One surprising thing
She is the only one in the chase who has to be physically helped home afterwards.
If they were real today
She would join in with something for no reason and then need a lift back.
Key moments
She thought about it
The story gives her a full beat of consideration before she moves, which is the funniest thing in the chase.
Over the fence in a heap
Having decided, she commits completely and elegantly fails to be elegant about it, and her bell does the rest.
Who they know
The Gingerbread Manrival
The first stranger to join in, for no reason at all.
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