The funny little cow meets a human in the worst way possible-the man steps on her. From this painful first meeting the two become friends. The funny little cow discovers her new friend is a pastor (she calls him a pasture), and he knows a lot about pain and why God allows something that feels so bad to exist.

The pastor has another friend, a fourteen-year-old girl named Hailey. The little cow can't pronounce Hailey's name either-she says Hayleaves. Hailey has cancer, which causes her pain and suffering. Together, the pastor and the funny little cow explore the reasons for pain and...