Chapter 2 Saga Mama Cow and lost calf

My mistake it was not the chocolate/purple cow who lost her calf but the mottled brown cow. I listened to her bellowing all last night. At 7:30 am I got up and got my chores done and thought okay nobody seems to be looking for the calf so I'll take Julie (my horse) and go look. I got Julie around, Michael dressed and we took off....It is not easy trying to ride a horse that hasn't been ridden in months and hold onto a 4 yr old too. It was very difficult as Michael is still small enough he needs to ride in front and saddle horns and little boys down under areas don't mix, OUCH!! After attempting to locate the calf and keep Michael from being hurt and Julie under control I decided it was not working. Michael had also had enough too. I brought him back to the house put a movie on for him, got him some orange juice and a muffin. I told him I was going to go back out and look and if he needed me to yell for me and I would come...Well of course it wasn't 10 minutes later I hear him calling me so I rode back to the house...Asking him what he needed he looked at me all sweet and innocent and said " I didn't get my morning kiss and hug", Sigh!! I got down gave him a kiss and hug and told him not to yell at me unless it was an emergency. I spent the next 1.5 hours riding around and listening. Mamma cow was still bellowing and I was hoping the calf would answer her....Nothing, Not a thing....I saw all the other calves and Mamma cows but not the Mottled brown cows baby....My landlord and lady don't seem too concerned. I'm sure by the end of the day if Mamma cow hasn't found the calf it will be dead. It's pretty warm here and dehydration and heat will do him in. It's sad and I'm upset. The brush is just to thick and Julie is not a brush horse. I've never understood people that did not care about their animals and wanted them just for the money. It really aggravates me to know end. Fred tells me to mind my own business but how can you when that Mamma cow is out there bellowing....grrrrr