Autor: Melyssa Fangs

​The Moon-Dusted Meadow

​In the emerald valley of Greenhaven, a herd of dairy cows boasted coats of deep, rich chocolate-brown. Their farmer, Mr. Hemlock loved how they blended perfectly with the dark soil.

​One midsummer night, a strange event occurred. A brilliant, shimmering aurora borealis, far brighter than normal, pulsed directly overhead. Its light wasn’t the usual green or pink; it was an intense, ethereal silvery-white, washing over the pasture like liquid moonlight.

​The cows stood mesmerized, absorbing the bizarre glow. The light pulsed for hours before fading at dawn.

​That morning, when Mr. Hemlock arrived to milk them, he dropped his bucket to the ground with a loud clang. The entire herd was transformed!

Their brown coats were gone, replaced by a startling, pristine white, as if dusted head-to-hoof with powdered moonlight.
Shocked, the farmer rushed back to the barn to fetch his wife.

​”They’re ghost cows, Martha!” he exclaimed to his wife.
​Mrs. Hemlock, however, smiled. “They’re magnificent, Silas! That strange light must have caused a lunar bleaching!”

​The White Herd of Greenhaven became a local wonder. Though scientists visited, the cows remained a beautiful anomaly, often mistaken for statues by passing travelers, especially on foggy mornings.

The herd however, simply grazed on, enjoying their dazzling new look, forever marked by the night sky that painted them in its own shimmering light.