The Missing Cows

23 cows are missing
From a dude ranch far away
They’re looking for the cows right now
It’s gonna be a long, long day.

Maybe the cows went for shade
Because milk spoils in high heat! (Ha ha!)
A search party looked under trees by a field
But no signs of cows on retreat.

They searched a nearby pasture
(Someone spotted giant mounds of poo),
The grasses were flat and trampled
But there was no sign of this particular zoo.

It was clearly a curious mystery
This story of missing cows
Folks were intrigued and came out to see
What all the fuss was about.

Townsfolk asked some questions:
Oh where could the cows have gone?
Why would they leave the pastures
Where they’d roamed for oh-so-long…?

They got the kids in on the action
‘Cause the children needed something to do;
Kiddos worked in teams of three and four,
Searched for cows by calling out “Moo!”

But the kids didn’t have any luck
and neither did the folks from town
People began to worry—
And many walked around with a frown.

When suddenly a rancher showed up
Who claimed to have some answers
He’d abducted the cows on a private jet
He needed 23 cows as dancers—-

The rancher had a sideshow
That many people came to see
A herd of cows dancing around
Was good business and made money.

And so ends the tale of missing cows
They’re alive and that’s a blessing!
The cows have been found, smiles all around—
No more worry that “23 cows are missing”.