Reflections of a Transgendered Cow Big Tex was the prize bull on Mr. Tucker's ranch, having won the blue ribbon at many a state fairground. He was a incredibly large hunk of rippling muscle that would have sent even the most fearless rodeo cowboys running in fear. Mr. Tucker made sure that Big Tex sired many calves on his ranch, and kept hoping for more prize cattle. But none matched Big Tex's power, appearance, or assertive nature. Yes, he was the king of the ranch. Unknown to Mr. Tucker, though, Big Tex also possessed a very keen mind. Big Tex knew that he was something special...the stud of the cattle...and used his reputation to have his way with any cow he came across, often brutally forcing his way upon the female beasts. One day, while maneuvering his massive, dark brown bovine body across a field at the ranch, Big Tex noticed an especially alluring cow named Sue Bell chewing her cud seductively beside a tree. "I've never conquered Sue Bell," Big Tex thought to himself, as his pace quickened in the direction of the tree. Sue Bell, raising her large eyes toward the oncoming and excited bull, immediately turned and began to march away. "She can't escape me that easily," Big Tex thought, as he closed the distance in a steady gallop, her reddish coloring making him all the more aggressive. Big Tex finally reached Sue Bell and rared up on his hind legs onto her back, prepared to make the frightened cow his latest in a long line of conquests. Suddenly... all went black for an instant, and Big Tex found himself lying down in a pile of hay in a barn. Looking around, he did not recognize his surroundings. "What happened? This place doesn't look familiar," he thought as he gazed around. Climbing to his feet, Big Tex realized that his body felt wrong. He was shorter than normal, and he could see that his body was now milky white with at least one black spot on one of his legs. His legs! His legs were now much less muscular, and he felt generally weaker all over. He was shocked and involuntarily let out a loud "Moo". "What's wrong with my voice! It's never sounded so high pitched and delicate." All of a sudden Big Tex felt an unfamiliar movement just below his belly. "Udders!!!I have udders!!!" his mind screamed in revulsion. Spying an old mirror laying against a wall of the barn, Big Tex trotted over, noticing a strange sway in his rear parts as he walked. He also noticed that something seemed to be missing from between his hind legs. "It can't be missing!" he thought in horror. "What I think has happened, couldn't have happened!" Big Tex reached the mirror and almost regurgitated some cud when he saw the image reflected back at him. A cow! A VERY female cow was staring back at him. She/he had long lashes highlighting big delicate eyes. He could see the large mammary sack hanging underneath him with the very obvious udders poking downward. And, of course, the very heart and soul of the prized bull was missing, replaced by the very female part of the cow anatomy that he coveted so much. But he didn't covet it in this way! "I can't be a cow," he thought. "I'm a bull! I've got to change back somehow." Just then a large man walked into the barn carrying a bucket. He was obviously a farmhand. He grabbed a stool from the corner and pulled it up next to Big Tex in his sleak new cow body. "Oh no!" Big Tex thought. "I know what he has in mind, and I can't go through with it." The bull/cow started to lunge away, which angered the man, who proceeded to steer Big Tex into a cramped stall. "In my other male body I could have gotten away from him, but not in this weak carcass," Big Tex thought. The man placed the bucket under Big Tex. "Here it comes," the new cow tensed. The man grabbed the udders and began pulling on them. Big Tex was surprised by the sensation as his udders stiffened under the caress of the man's hand. "Hey, this feels kind of good," Big Tex thought. The sound of the warm milk hitting the metal bucket made the experience even more pleasant for Big Tex. "Maybe I could live like this, for awhile at least." Six months later, Big Tex found that he did enjoy being "one of the cows" as they huddled together in the fields munching grass. He also found that he liked the attention he received from the bulls, and realized that cows enjoy mating much more than bulls, something he would have never dreamed. Finally, Big Tex found himself to be the proud mother of a strong young calf, possibly the future stud of the ranch. He could not imagine ever going back to being a bull. Life was udderly delightful! ________________________________________________________________________ I'm sorry...that's all I can say...I'm sorry! But it was fun to pay homage and poke fun at all those gender switch stories that seem so similar in storyline. Plus, it was a very "mooving" experience.