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A mild case of Ovid

‘Look over there?’

‘Where?’

‘There, Bessie, just over the fence.’

‘Wow, that’s some lush grass right there.’

‘I know, right? And ours is dried up and coarse.’

‘Man, that sheep is so lucky.’

‘I know right? Moo.’

We all know the saying about the grass being greener on the other side. Until recently, like most people, I assumed it was a saying coined by two cows in conversation on a farm.

Turns out, it’s actually a.

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