##
## Elephant again !
##
$the_cow = <<EOC; 
   $thoughts
    $thoughts
   / ^__^ \\
  (  ($eyes   )______
   \\_(  _ /       \\
      ))           \\
     C/            | \\
      | _  ______/ |  ^
      || ||    || ||
      || ||    || ||
      cw cw    cw cw
EOC