One summer morning, the pig and the dog roll in the mud. The cow eats grass in the farmyard. When the pig sees the cow, he says:

Pig: –Cow, are you coming to the mud with us?

Cow: –No, no, no! I don’t like rolling in the mud.

Dog: –You are very boring!

Pig: –Yes, you are very boring.

Cow: –No, no, no! No means no!

Then the cow goes to the pen.

The next day, the pig and the dog are eating corn. When they see the cow, they say:

Dog: –Hey, cow!

Pig: –Are you eating with us? Corn is better than grass.

Cow: No, no, no! I don’t like to eat corn.

Pig: –But we eat corn every day!

Cow: –No, no, no! No means no!

Then the cow goes to the pen.

The next day, the pig and the dog are dancing in the mud. When they see the cow, they say:

Dog: –Hey, cow!

Pig: –Do you want to dance with us?

Cow: –No, I am very tired. I do not like dancing.

Then the cow goes to the pen.

The pig is furious because the cow always says No!

Then the pig says to the dog:

Pig: –The cow is not funny.

Dog: –Yes, she is different. The cow likes different activities.

Pig: –You are right. What do we do?

The pig and the dog walk to the corral where the cow is and they say:

Dog: –Cow, we are sorry. No means no!

Pig: –Yes, we are sorry.

Cow: Thank you for understanding. I like the corral.

And with an assembly of joy the cow asks them:

–Do you want to have a party tonight in the corral?

Dog: –Yesssss!

Pig: –We like parties!

The next day all the friends happily enjoy the party.

Moral: No means no. Forcing others to do something they don’t want to do can damage a friendship.

Media Attribution

• Illustrations by Cheyenne Pokeda