This is a story about a farmer. His name is Bob; he was a true cowboy; he stood three feet, four inches tall, and weighed sixty pounds. His best friend was Moo, a prize-winning show cow. Some would say they were like two peas in a pod; Moo even slept in the loft below where Bob slept. Some nights Bob would have a hard time getting to sleep because of his four-hundred-pound pet pig, Eloise. 

She snored louder than everyone's dad in ten counties. Moo was a special cow she could quack like a duck, and it would stop Eloise from snoring. Bob had a secret he was keeping from Moo; he liked to get up in the middle of the night and eat sardines, except this night was different; he didn't hear Moo, quacking and that pig was snoring so loudly that it woke up the baby Camel next door. Bob knew he had to jump down from the loft and check on Moo. He ran to Moo’s loft, and she was gone. Bob began to cry and fell to the ground. He got up, walked 

outside, and looked up at the stars. Just then, a baby brontosaurus flew by and said, Hey, Bob, there is a note on that tree for you. Bob ran over to the tree faster than trying to catch a chicken in a field of goldfish. 

Then it happened.

Bob was in trouble; he couldn't read because he never did his lessons in school. So he had no idea what the note said on the tree. Just then, he heard a noise! It was a bear, but Bob wasn't scared because it was his friend. Bob’s friend, the bear, was named Puppy. Puppy the bear said to Bob, You can't read; let me read that for you. Then Puppy the Bear told Bob that the notes said that he needed 10 bucks to get Moo back. And Bob said, Where am I going to find 10 deer? But then Bob remembered that one of his best friends was a deer. His friend was

a buck. Buck was a mean one. But Bob knew

what he had to do. Buck was a few miles away, and it might take a few days to get there. Bob looked up at the sky and thought that Moo was worth this. Then Bob got mad. Bob needed a group of friends. Bob needed Moo on the cattle drives. If Moo wasn't there, Bob wouldn't know how to get to Texas. He missed her so much. Then he drifted off to sleep.

Then it happened.

When Bob woke up the next morning, a duck was sitting on his head. Bob didn't like ducks because they made him sing silly songs. He felt something tugging at his beard and saw a blue baby duck. He started to sing, and he couldn't stop. The mother duck's name was Suzie, and she began to laugh so hard that she started barking like a dog. The baby ducks got scared and followed their mom, barking right behind her. Bob scratched his head and said, thank goodness they

are gone. I don't want to sing any more songs about baby monkeys. Bob knew that he couldn't go on his journey unless he could find his friend, the chicken. She was the smartest chicken in the world. But she had a weird name. Her name was Hippopotamus. She got that name because she liked to swim a lot. She sure didn't talk much, but she liked to blow bubbles with her mouth, and those bubbles spelled out letters, and that's why Bob needed her. 

Then it happened.

After a long day, Bob decided he was going to set up camp. He noticed that there was a baby ostrich, and the little ostrich's name was Okra. Okra had his head stuck in a hole. Bob asked Okra. "What are you doing? All Okra could say was oink. Bob was able to get him free from the hole, and Okra was so happy. Bob asked Okra, What were you doing with your head in that hole? and Okra said I was looking for a baby octopus. Bob started laughing and said, Oh, Okra, you only find baby octopuses in a pumpkin patch. It was with great joy, And Bob jumped up and down, knowing they had another friend who was going to join in on the search to find his best and favorite friend, Moo.

Then it happened.

The next morning. Bob woke up and said, We've got a long journey. Almost three miles. Bob thought it'd be nice to have a great breakfast before the trip; he thought it might help him along the way. Bob said I sure would like an omelet. So, he sent Okra into the forest, and he got some apples and oranges. And then it crossed Bob's mind. Oh, I'd love to have a breakfast pizza with pineapples. 

to him that all they wanted was a couple of rolls of toilet paper. Okra said that after he gave them the last rolls of toilet paper, they said they were hungry and needed a snack. To Okra's surprise, their favorite snack was old, stinky shoes with worms growing in them. Okra fought to get the shoes back, but those silly porcupines tried to use him for a bowling ball, and all he could do was run and scream for his mommy. 

Then it happened.