Alex texted me last week to say that he was sending me a gift for Mothers' Day, and it was shipping from Tibet.
"Tibet!" I thought to myself. "Tibet!"
"I know!" I texted back. "It must be a pet yak."
"Close," he replied.
So I think it is probably a miniature yak, because that is close to a yak without being the whole 1000-pound shebang. Do miniature yaks exist? I do not know, but what a fun Mothers' Day present that would be! I wouldn't have to mow the yard all summer. Or fertilize it! (Not that I ever fertilize my lawn. First time for everything.)
I hope it will be a female yak, so I can try my hand at making yak butter. Will a milkmaid outfit double as a yakmaid outfit, or is that an entirely different ensemble? I must research this pressing question.
Also: will the yak befriend or alarm the neighborhood groundhogs and snakes? Wouldn't it be great to have a guard yak that would keep all the unwelcome critters away? I'm pretty sure guard yaks are a thing.
We will have to have a naming contest. What would you name a miniature female guard yak if you got one in the mail?
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