Davide la Locomotive

A tale of two bridges, one collapse, and a cow who says “moo.”

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Two villages, Dunwell and Yolotown, both built bridges across the River Oops. Curious about their work, the snake visited each team.

At Dunwell, the squirrel explained, “We tested every rivet. The snail engineer helped monitor loads and built alerts for structural issues.”

The snake nodded. “Excellent work.”

Over in Yolotown, the snake asked, “And how did you test your bridge?”

“Moo,” said Patsy the cow.

“What?”

The squirrel whispered, “We think ‘moo’ means yes… or no.”

Just then, the door burst open. The rooster strutted in, flapping his wings. “We don’t need to test it. Are you questioning my brilliance?” He jabbed a wing at the snake. “Right, Patsy?”

“Moo,” said the cow.

“That means yes,” the rooster declared.

The next day, both bridges opened. The rooster cut both ribbons and shouted “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” three times.

The first cart to cross the Yolotown bridge caused it to collapse.
A rabbit broke her paw. She sat in the grass holding it, blinking hard, knowing she’d miss the harvest dance.

Luckily, no one else was hurt.

At the press conference, the badger reporter grilled the snake.

“Well, we didn’t expect it to fall. These things happen,” the snake said, tugging at his collar. “At least we still have the other bridge.”

The rooster was playing golf. The snake spotted Patsy the cow.

“This is Patsy. She’ll explain everything.”

He shoved her toward the podium and slithered straight into the crowd, disappearing behind a tray of vol-au-vents.

Patsy blinked at the cameras, chewed her cud, and stepped up to the mic.

“MOOOO!”

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