THE COW… The cow is a domestic animal which is found all over the world. It has four legs, two horns on its head, and a long tail. Its body is covered with soft hairs. Its hoofs are parted in the middle. Cows may be of various colors. They may be white, yellowish white, brown, black or a mixture of these colors. They are gentle and timid by nature.
The cow is a very useful animal. It gives us milk which is very nutritious. From the milk, we make butter, curd, ghee, sweetmeats etc. It lives on grass, leaves and bran. The bullocks are engaged by us in manifold jobs. They draw carts which carry load of men and goods. They plough lands; and sometimes they are yoked to a grinding tree for extracting oil from seeds.
The cow is a common domestic animal, because of its various types of usefulness. Even the cow-dung is a good fertilizer which is generally used in the fields for better growth of crops. When the cow dies, its skin is used in making shoes, bags etc. Its bones are used in making buttons, combs, knife-handles and similar other useful articles.
Thus the cow is the most popular domestic animal in the world. The cow is a very useful animal. It is a domestic as well as religious animal. It gives us milk. The people worship it. The cow is given "mother's" status in our religion. It is a pious animal.
The cow has a large body. It has four legs, two horns and a long tail. It has two ears. It is found everywhere in the world.
Cows differ in shape and size. They are of different colours. The cow eats green grass and fodder. It grazes in the fields. It likes green grass very much.
The cow gives us milk. We can make several things from cow's milk. We prepare curd and cheese from the milk. Cow's milk is very useful for the children and patients. The milk makes them strong and healthy.
The cow gives birth to calves. Calves grow into strong oxen. Oxen are used for