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“I don’t know,” I answer Ryder.
“Hamburger! Get up off that ground right now! You’re going to get your pretty fur dirty!”
The cow ignores his owner and falls on the ground, rolling and scratching his back with the ground. Gladys flies out of Rooster’s arms who is in the sidelines of the runway. Gladys lands just a couple feet from Hamburger and hops to jump on Hamburger’s belly.
“What’s the chicken doing?” Marigold whispers.
Hamburger lets out a loud yell that I’m not sure can be classified as a moo. It sounds like he’s in pain.
“Is Gladys hurting him? I ask, watching the show in front of us.
“Hell no,” Cyan—Marigold’s brother—says.
“What’s happening?” his date says. “I think Hamburger is crying for help,” she adds.
“Not a chance,” Blue laughs. “Hamburger’s in love.”
We watch as Glady walks up the cow’s torso until he’s at Hamburger’s neck and begins pecking there, making the cow cry out louder this time, his entire body twisting in what I guess is the cow’s way of showing pleasure.
“Well hell… there are going to be a lot of chickens disappointed that Gladys is off the market,” Ryder laughs, and we all join in—at least everyone but Ida Sue and Rooster who are currently yelling at their pets to get up.
I look at Marigold who is laughing, her eyes sparkling with happiness, and I find myself thinking I hope the poor old cow is just and eighth as happy as I am. Because this kind of joy is what makes life worth living.
