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Tefft Middle School, Streamwood, Illinois
Teacher: Donna Britton and Brian Booth
Our TOE trip to Chicago was cowsational. On a sunny morning, we traveled down Michigan
Avenue in Chicago to see cows. I know what you're thinking, what kind of crazy town has
cows while walking down the streets of Michigan Avenue with the autumn Chicago wind
blowing in their faces?
These cows weren't your average cows in a pasture; they were made out of fiberglass. Each
plain cow was assigned to an artist who designed the cows according to the company who
sponsors them. We'll tell you about our favorites of the cows we've seen.
The first cow we saw was the "Virtual Reality" Cow. Because it was placed in
front of Disney Quest, it had the Mickey Mouse picture silhouetted on its side. It was
made of mosaic tiles, which felt kind of bumpy and cold. Its blue green color made it look
like southwestern jewelry and shimmered like diamonds. It looked as if it was jewel
encrusted. There were many multi-sized, pyramid-shaped mosaic-like tiles of turquoise,
pink, purple, gold, and black. It was a Disney Quest Cow with a virtual helmet on its head
with a picture of Mickey Mouse on its stomach. Running one's hand on the surface, it felt
bumpy. Its horns and hooves were gold like King Midas' touch. After we saw the first cow,
we moo-ved onto the next cow as fast as lightening.
As we kept on walking, we saw a really foamy cow. It was given the name "Foam on the
Range" because it was covered in thin gray and black squishy foam in wacky shapes. It
had a royal blue collar that buckles around the neck and a golden cowbell that hung from
the bottom of the collar. It had dark blue eyes.
Sponsored by Wrigley gum, the four cows, "Udder Romance", "Juicy
Jammer", "Winter Wonder Cow", and "Double Moo" stood in front of
the Wrigley building. "Udder Romance" was a red and white cow that wore boxers
with hearts, lipstick, and two little bunny slippers, the cow was based on Big Red gum.
Another one of our favorite cows was "Winter Wonder Cow." Carrying a mountain of
ice on its back it looked like a glacier. This cow had looked like Jack Frost had visited
with a sprinkling of snow and ice across its back. "Winter Wonder Cow" was light
and dark blue with snowy mountains on its back, skies the length of the Mississippi River
on its front hooves and it had black and white snow skis. This cow stood in front of the
Wrigley building and represented Winterfresh gum.
The next cow was jamming! It had a skateboard, Airwalk shoes, a hat, and a juicy blanket.
No wonder this cow is called "Juicy Jammer." This cow was yellow like the sun
and had red spots like a red apple. He was wearing a shirt with a variety of fruits on it,
air walks, and carrying a skateboard. "Juicy Jammer" was put in front of the
Wrigley building because "Juicy Jammer" was representing Juicy Fruit gum from
Wrigley gum.
As we were walking down Michigan Avenue we saw a very unusual cow. His name was
"Double Moo." "Double Moo" was conjoined at the middle light and dark
green cow with two heads and no tail. He was light green with dark green spots. He
represented double mint gum. He stood in front of the Wrigley building.
A very unique cow was "Cow Udder Construction." This blue and
yellow cow had a toy construction crane on its back which held a missing piece of the
cow's back. The crane held a panel to complete the construction of the cow's back. Looking
down through the cow's missing back piece, you could see a sign that read "Men
Working Above." Inside the cow, which
could be seen through the unfinished back and a missing horn, there were signs warning of
construction above. The missing horn was on a flatbed truck under the cow. Workers would
soon put it in place. One of them held the cow's missing horn. Also, underneath the cow
were other little toy trucks. This cow was yellow like the sun with spots of blue the
color of deep ocean water. This cow surely got our attention quickly.
A perfect cow for all you Net surfers around the world is "Udder Mudder Earth".
The surface of the cow was rough and it represented the topographical landscape of the
world. This cow had a giant textured map in blues, greens, and browns on its body, which
showed all seven continents. The cow was a giant globe with a crown and collar of
international flags. This cow wore a smaller version of the Liberty Bell that hangs in
Philadelphia. The cow's udders represented Antarctica and were frozen and drippy like
icicles.
As we walked on we saw another Tourist only this time it was a cow. "Out of Cow
Towner" stylin' backpack was no mate for his glamorous black sunglasses and his blue
baseball cap. His Hawaiian shirt was decorated with flowers that were every color of the
rainbow, and the glossy camera for taking vacation photos that hung from his neck made him
really look like a tourist. He wore painted on khaki pants, loafers and was staring at a
map of his feet. For all you lost tourist, ask "Out of Cow Towner" for
directions, since he's equipped with a map.
"Cutting Edge Cow" was glittered with gold and silver. Medal rods connected his
head, torso, and hind sections. Running one's hand on the surface of the cow was dangerous
because it felt like a porcupine. There was also a glittering life preserver under the
cow.
If you like candy, you'll like "Cow Sweet It Is". This cow was laying down on a
green platform that had houses on it. On the cow's back were huge pieces of Werthers
candy. These candies were not real, but they felt soft as a sponge. This cow was yellow
with different colored flowers on it.
The last cow we saw was "A Cow Demea". It was a normal black and white cow on
one side, but on the other side, the cow looked like it was flipped inside out. On this
side, it was mostly blue and red with muscles, organs, some bones, and little people
dancing in the stomach.
You might be wondering, what are they going to do with all these cows? Well, Chicago is
going to sell all of the cows to make a lot of "moo-lah" for charity. We hope
you had a nice time on your TOE projects and you enjoyed our cowrific adventure.
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