Is This a Cow or Just Fantasy by isabel soble

Is This a Cow or Just Fantasy

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"Is This a Cow or Just Fantasy" by Isabel Soble

the bathroom is a room. 
the bedroom is a room. The bedroom is south of the bathroom. 
the hallway is a room. the hallway is east of the bedroom.
the parlor is a room. The parlor is east of the hallway.  
the living room is a room. the living room is south of the hallway. 
the kitchen is a room. the kitchen is west of the living room.
the mudroom is a room. the mudroom is south of the kitchen. 
the pasture is a room. the mudroom is north of the pasture. 

the bathroom is north of the blue door. the blue door is a door. the bedroom is south of the blue door. The blue door is openable and closed.
the bedroom is west of the red door. the red door is a door. the hallway is east of the red door. The red door is openable and closed.
The parlor is east of the yellow door. The yellow door is a door. The hallway is west of the yellow door. the yellow door is openable and closed.
the living room is south of the pink door. the pink door is a door. the hallway is north of the pink door. The pink door is openable and closed.
the kitchen is west of the purple door. the purple door is a door. the living room is east of the purple door. the purple door is openable, closed, lockable, and locked. The purple key unlocks the purple door.
the mudroom is south of the wooden door. the wooden door is a door. the kitchen is north of the wooden door. The wooden door is openable, closed, lockable, and locked. The black key unlocks the wooden door.
the mudroom is north of the front door. the front door is a door. the pasture is south of the front door. the front door is openable, closed, lockable, and locked. The golden key unlocks the front door. the description of the front door is "It appears to lead to the outside, are you sure you want to go that way?"

The description of the bedroom is "This appears to be the sleeping area. There is a large bed against the wall that seems to call to you. You approach it and find it to be covered in cow print. You back away immediatly not wanting to lay on something so disturbing. After looking around you see a blue door to the north and a red door to the east."
There is a bed in the bedroom. 
The bed is fixed in place. 
The description of the bed is "It appears to be large and ornate. Perhaps an old cow once slept here."
There is a table in the bedroom. 
The table is fixed in place. 
Instead of taking the table, say "Why do you want this table? It is clearly too heavy!" 
The description of the table is "There is a table, it is large, ornate, and wooden. It looks as if it could hold a cow."
On top of the table is a lamp and a book.
the description of the book is "100 ways to find a cow." 
On top of the table is a written note. 
the description of the written note is "'Oh no, you groan', [paragraph break] 'what do you get from a pampered cow? Spoiled milk!'"
There is a chair in the bedroom. 
the chair is an enterable supporter. 
the description of the chair is "This is a really ugly chair. It was probably designed by a blind cow." 

The description of the bathroom is "It is dimly lit in here and smells a bit like a barn, but you can make out a few things that surround you. You're not sure how you ended up here. Every time you try to think back to what happened you get a sharp pain in your forehead. Despite the smell, everything seems quite normal. It doesn't feel like a dream, the sensations are too real." 
There is a toilet in the bathroom. 
The toilet is fixed in place. 
the toilet is an enterable supporter. 
The description of the toilet is "This is quite a nice toilet." 
There is a sink in the bathroom. 
The sink is fixed in place. 
Instead of taking the sink, say "This will clearly not fit in your pocket." 
The description of the sink is "I'm not sure the water would still be clear if you turned it on." 
On top of the sink is a damp note. 
The description of the damp note is "You look at the note and read the worst joke you've seen in a long time, [paragraph break] 'What did the farmer call the cow that had no milk? An udder failure!'"
There is a shower in the bathroom. 
The shower is fixed in place. 
Instead of taking the shower, say "You can't pick up a shower."
The description of the shower is "Please don't go in there."

The description of the hallway is "You see a bright red carpet and a slight flutter at the right corner tassel. Windows line the wall and outside it's overcast and drizzling. There is a mirror down the hall, it seems to be beckoning you." 
There is an end table in the hallway. 
The end table is fixed in place.
Instead of taking the end table, say "You can't pick up an end table."
There is a drawer in the end table. 
The drawer is openable and closed. 
There is a golden key inside the drawer. 
There is a white note inside the drawer.
The description of the white note is "Oh no. A joke, [paragraph break] 'What happened to the lost cattle? Nobody's herd!'"
There is a mirror in the hallway.
The mirror is fixed in place. 
Instead of taking the mirror, say "You can't pick up this mirror."
The description of the mirror is "Staring at the mirror, you realize your reflection has a furry appearence and slight horns poking out near twisted ears. You are starting to resemble a cow."

The description of the parlor is "This is an elegant room. There are large windows and bookshelves. The carpet beneath you is plush and matches the two large, velvet chairs on the opposite end of the room."
There are two velvet chairs in the parlor.
the two velvet chairs are fixed in place.
The two velvet chairs are an enterable supporter.
There is a bookshelf in the parlor. 
The bookshelf is fixed in place.
There is a red note on the bookshelf.
The description of the red note is "There are two things written on this note. One appears to be a clue to why you are here. [paragraph break] 'What do you call a grumpy cow? Moo-dy!' [paragraph break] 'The cows desire you to become one of their own. To stop it, you must find their leader, the mighty Golden Cow!'"
There is a chest in the parlor.
the chest is fixed in place.
the chest is openable and closed.
There is a purple key inside the chest. 

The description of the living room is "This room appears to be highly insignificant. You hear a faint mooing sound as if there cows in a pasture nearby." 
There is a set of drawers in the living room. 
The set of drawers is fixed in place.
the set of drawers is openable and closed. 
the black key is in the drawers. 
There is a couch in the living room.
The couch is fixed in place.
The description of the couch is "This couch looks very comfy, but now is not the time to sit down."
The couch is an enterable supporter.

The description of the kitchen is "This room smells damp, like fresh morning dew on a farm. The floor is lined in black and white tile while the walls have the same cow print that covers other surfaces in the house. It seems like a typical kitchen, although a little dated."
There is a countertop in the kitchen. 
the countertop is fixed in place.
There is a kitchen table in the kitchen. 
The kitchen table is fixed in place.
the description of the kitchen table is "There appear to be jars of unpasteurized milk lining the table."
There are kitchen chairs in the kitchen.
The kitchen chairs are fixed in place. 
The kitchen chairs are an enterable supporter.
There is a blue note on the countertop. 
The description of the blue note is "Sometimes there is no escaping bad jokes. [paragraph break] 'Have you heard about the cow astronaut? He landed on the moooon!'"

The description of the mudroom is "This seems to be the front room. There is a shoe rack to the side and a welcome mat beneath you. It's nothing special besides a place to regulate airflow and keep the floors inside the home clean. There is a wooden door behind you to the north, and a front door to the south."
There is a shoe rack in the mudroom.
The shoe rack is fixed in place. 
The description of the shoe rack is "Shoes line the wooden stand. To your horror, you realize some of the shoes resemble cow hooves."
There is a green note on the floor. 
The description of the green note is "The jokes will never stop. [paragraph break] Why do cows wear bells? Their horns don't work!"

The description of the pasture is "You finally made it outside, surrounding you are fields filled with hundreds of cows all sizes and colors mooing in unison celebrating your return. You are still unsure of why there are so many cows everywhere. You know you must take the golden cow." There is a golden cow in the pasture. After taking the golden cow: end the story.


instead of taking the table, say "clearly that's too heavy."