$the_cow = <<"EOC";
        $thoughts
         $thoughts
        ___________________________
       | (__)  (__)  (__)   (__)  |
       | ( $eyes  ( $eyes  ( $eyes   ( $eyes  |
_______| /\\_|  /\\_|  /\\_|   /\\_|  |________
|          $tongue    $tongue    $tongue     $tongue          |
|   _____                        _____    |
|___|   |________________________|   |____|
    |___|                        |___|
EOC