74163's 100-word story for August 8, 2025

74163 wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 8, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

There was a cow named Betty. She had three eyes. Two were normal, and one was right in the middle of her forehead. The other cows thought she was weird, but Betty didn’t care. She could see things they couldn’t, like the fox hiding behind the barn or the kids sneaking apples from the orchard. One day, a storm came fast. Betty saw it first with her middle eye and led all the animals to the barn before the rain hit. After that, the other cows didn’t think she was weird. They thought she was the smartest cow. The End

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