$the_cow = <<EOC;
     $thoughts              
      $thoughts    /ss/           
   `oys:  .dmmd`  :syo`   
   /dmmy   .//.   hmmd:   
    -/:`          `:/-    
oyo/:.     ^__^     .:/oy+
/mmmmm+   <($eyes\)>  `ommmmm/
 smmmmms. -(__). .smmmmmo 
 `+dmmmmd+``$tongue``+dmmmmd+  
   -ymmmmmh/``+hmmmmmy-   
    `/hmmmmmhhmmmmmh/`    
      `/hmmmmmmmmh/`      
        `/hmmmmmd/        
      `oo.`/dmmmmdo`      
     `ymmd+`VVmmmmmy`     
     smmmmd-  /mmmmms     
    -mmmmm+    ommmmm-    
    -ooooo`    .ooooo.    
EOC