History Main / BovineFiction

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[-Top row: [[WesternAnimation/{{Barnyard}} Otis]], [[Series/{{Wilbur}} Wilbur]], [[WesternAnimation/FerdinandTheBull Ferdinand]].\\
Middle row: [[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken Cow]], [[VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds Arizona]], [[WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange Maggie, Grace, and Ms. Calloway]].\\
Bottom row: [[Film/FirstCow The Cow]], [[WesternAnimation/AnnabellesWish Annabelle]], [[Animation/SatelliteGirlAndMilkCow Kyung-chun]]-].]]

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* ''Punyakoti'': Based on a Karnataka folksong about a cow who always speaks the truth.

* ''Literature/Holy Cow'': In the humorous novel by Creator/DavidDuchovny, the titular cow leads a few other farm animals on an adventurous journey to find each Animal's concept of happiness away from the farm.

* ''Ounce Upon A Stable'': A 2008 Christian animated film that's a re-telling of the birth of Jesus Christ starring talking animals. [[TeamMom Esmay the cow]] is one of the main protagonists of the film.

* ''The Lion of Judah'': A 2011 followup to the 2008 animated film ''Ounce Upon A Stable'' starring the same animal cast. This time set during [[UsefulNotes/JesusChrist Jesus' final days]] on earth leading up to his arrest and crucifixion. This time Esmay the cow, Slinky the Mouse and the other animal characters try to save [[SweetSheep Judah the Lamb]] from getting sacrificed on Good Friday. ''The Lion of Judah'' [[LighterAndSofter is also the most kid-friendly version]] [[PassionPlay of Jesus' death and resurrection.]]

* ''The Cow and the President''

* ''One Man and His Cow'' [[note]]Original French title: La Vache (The Cow)[[/note]]

* ''Holy Cow'': In the humorous novel by Creator/DavidDuchovny, the titular cow leads a few other farm animals on an adventurous journey to find each Animal's concept of happiness away from the farm.

* ''The Crippled Lamb'': A Christmas children's book by Max Lucado starring Joshua the Lamb who feels lonely and rejected from his own flock. Abigail the cow serves as a mother figure to Joshuda and later witnesses the birth of Jesus alongside encountering Mary and Joseph. The book gained an animated adaptation by Creator/StarToons in 1999.

An index of works that revolve around cows, bulls, yaks, buffalo, bison, oxen, or any other bovinae. Bovid-like creatures such as [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent minotaurs]] can be included too. To count, the work must feature a bovine as the main protagonist(s), [[BrutishBulls the main threat]], or otherwise central to the plot; merely having one in it doesn't qualify, [[EverythingsBetterWithCows and we happen to have a page like that for (gratuitous) cows.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AnnabellesWish:'' Annabelle is an adorable calf who dreams of being one of Santa's reindeer.

* ''WesternAnimation/AnnabellesWish:'' Annabelle is a calf who dreams of being on of Santa's reindeer.

An index of works that revolve around cows, bulls, yaks, buffalo, bison, oxen, or any other bovinae. Bovid-like creatures such as [[ALoadOfBull Minotaurs]] can be included too. To count, the work must feature a bovine as the main protagonist(s), [[BrutishBulls the main threat]], or otherwise central to the plot; merely having one in it doesn't qualify, [[EverythingsBetterWithCows and we happen to have a page like that for (gratuitous) cows.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Barnyard}}'': Otis, his adoptive father Ben, and a few other characters are [[AnimalGenderBender male cows.]]

* Literature/TheLastUnicorn: Though King Haggard is the one holding the leash, The Red Bull is a demonic bull-like creature that is responsible for the rest of the unicorns disappearing.

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* ''Literature/TheBookOfTheDunCow'': The fantasy novel by Walter Wagernin Jr. stars a rooster as protagonist, but the Dun Cow is the messenger of the BigBad who ultimately threatens Chanticleer's realm.* ''Holy Cow'': In the humorous novel by David Duchovny, the titular cow leads a few other farm animals on an adventurous journey to find each Animal's concept of happiness away from the farm.
* ''Holy Cow'': In the humorous novel by David Duchovny, the titular cow leads a few other farm animals on an adventurous journey to find each Animal's concept of happiness away from the farm.

* ''The Lion of Judah'': A 2011 followup to the 2008 animated film ''Ounce Upon A Stable'' starring the same animal cast. This time set during Jesus' final days on earth leading up to his arrest and crucifixion. This time Esmay the cow, Slinky the Mouse and the other animal characters try to save [[SweetSheep Judah the Lamb]] from getting scarified on Good Friday. ''The Lion of Judah'' [[LighterAndSofter is also the most kid-friendly version]] [[PassionPlay of Jesus' death and resurrection.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AnnabellesWish:'' Anabelle is a calf who dreams of being on of Santa's reindeer.