Photographer Lacey Gray needed a small, preferably near-newborn, calf for her project and called her farmer uncle to ask him to lend the animal to her for a photoshoot.
But he made it clear to his niece that at this age it is absolutely contraindicated to separate cows and calves. Well, we couldn’t help it. But the very next day the news came:
the mother cow had been killed in an accident and if you wanted a calf you had to take it, you couldn’t raise it anyway. But no one had the faintest idea of what was to come.
Lacey readily agreed and brought the calf home without informing anybody. And what was there to say to the family, « let’s take the cow »? It’s not a kitten or a puppy, but quite a large creature, although in fact, it’s almost a baby.
The biggest worry was how Kinley’s daughter would react – she’s only 2! But it turned out that her mother’s fears were unfounded.
Molly the Calf and Kinley became good friends almost immediately – they shared a room and played together. The next day, the crumb learned to fill a bottle and feed the cow with milk, and she began to kiss her.
She stuck out her soft tongue and licked her whole face, neck, and ears, certainly on both sides. A mutually beneficial friendship between a girl and an orphaned calf who find each other.
The mother photographer tried not to miss the opportunity and took more interesting and bright pictures. Still, this friendship won’t last forever – Molly will soon grow old, outgrow, and have to be returned to the herd.
But in the meantime, he’s the cutest pet in their family and Kinley’s best friend.
