Dog. Oh, how absurd.
Cow. She says I can't climb a tree.
Dog. And can you?
Cow. I've never tried it—I don't want to. She says you can't climb a tree.
Dog. Well, what then? I can stand at the bottom of it and bark. Can she do that?
Cow. Of course not. And I told her that if I liked I could jump over the moon.
Dog [rather incredulous]. Could you, Cow? Could you?
Cow. If it were near the ground.
Dog. But is it ever near the ground?
Cow. Certainly, when it is quite low down and looks all big and red.