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That line is drawn , and you want to remember it . You 'll never shoot a wild swan with a blue wing , or see yellow snowflakes fall , or meet a pure white cow with a black face . Hereafter , if any one attempts to send you on a wild-goose chase , to hunt such a cow , tell them that no such animal ever walked this earth . '' Joel returned before noon . No sign of an approaching herd was sighted by the middle of the afternoon , and the trio resigned themselves to random conversation . `` Dell , '' said Forrest , `` it 's been on my mind all day to ask you why you picked a yearling yesterday when you had a chance to take a cow . Straw laughed at you . ''