--- a/share/cows/mech-and-cow
+++ b/share/cows/mech-and-cow
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$the_cow = <<EOC;
+${thouts}
                                    ,-----.
                                    |     |
                                 ,--|     |-.
@@ -14,8 +16,4 @@
    (__)\       )\/\             /'    /   |   `i
        ||----w |           ___,;`----'.___L_,-'`\__
        ||     ||          i_____;----\.____i""\____\
-
-
-
-
-
+EOC