Cow Up In the Air1
Many cows are in the Alps. The cows stay up in the hills. There is a lot of grass for the cows. Farmers look after the cows.
At the end of summer, farmers take the cows down the hills. It is a special moment for many people. In Switzerland, farmers take down about 1,000 cows this week.
However, something unusual happens. One cow does not walk down. A helicopter takes the animal down. A farmer explains why it happens.
The cow cannot walk well. The farmer does not want to risk the cow´s health. He decides to take the cow down with a helicopter.
The farmer says that this can be traumatic for the cow. However, this is a usual way that farmers transport injured animals.
Difficult words: explain (to say why something happens), risk (to put someone or something in danger), traumatic (unpleasant and stressful), transport (to take from one place to another).
