##
## A kitten of sorts, I think
##
$the_cow = <<EOC;
     $thoughts
      $thoughts
       ("`-'  '-/") .___..--' ' "`-._
         ` $eye_ $eye  )    `-.   (      ) .`-.__. `)
         (_Y_.) ' ._   )   `._` ;  `` -. .-'
      _.. `--'_..-_/   /--' _ .' ,4
   ( i l ),-''  ( l i),'  ( ( ! .-'    
EOC