$the_cow = <<EOC;
 $thoughts       $thoughts      $thoughts      
  $thoughts        ^__^  $thoughts        
    ^__^   ($eyes)   ^__^  
    ($eyes)   (__)   ($eyes)   
    (__)    $tongue    (__)   
oyo/:$tongue            $tongue:/oy+
/mmmmm+   syyyyo  `ommmmm/
 smmmmms. -ymmy. .smmmmmo 
 `+dmmmmd+``::``+dmmmmd+  
   -ymmmmmh/``+hmmmmmy-   
    `/hmmmmmhhmmmmmh/`    
      `/hmmmmmmmmh/`      
        `/hmmmmmd/        
      `oo.`/dmmmmdo`      
     `ymmd+``ommmmmy`     
     smmmmd-  /mmmmms     
    -mmmmm+    ommmmm-    
    -ooooo`    .ooooo.     
EOC