A 5-legged cow has been hailed a miracle because when pregnant women touch
its fifth hoof they give birth to baby boys.
Raj Pratap's 3-year-old male calf, called Raju, has become famous in Raipur, India,
since a woman with four daughters touched the animal's fifth hoof and begged for
her next child to be a boy.
When she gave birth to a twin boys in February this year, word soon spread that
the calf's fifth leg - a very rare condition which affects just one in every five million
cows - was 'lucky'.
Since news got out about the fifth leg, Mr Pratap, a cattle herder, has been
swamped by pregnant women who pay to touch the hoof - with 30 women so far
stumping up around 500 rupees, around £5, for the privilege.
Amazingly, all 30 women have given birth to boys and Mr Pratap is so confident of
his 'miracle calf' that he offers refunds if the baby born is a girl.
This week, on Dec 23, the cow celebrated its 33rd baby boy after a woman who
touched its 'magical hoof' gave birth to triplets....all of them boys.
According to Mr Pratap: "All births have been positive and have resulted in a son -
and this week a woman gave birth to triplets, all of them boys.
'I don't know why this has happened to us but Raju has a gift and I want to share
it with the whole world. 'Some day I dream of taking Raju to Europe or America and
making every couple there happy.'
In India boys are 'more valued' than girls as they have 'greater earning potential'
to support the family.
Cows are considered sacred by Hindus who believe one of their most important
gods Lord Krishna to have been a cattle herder.
Across India they are allowed to roam the streets of towns and cities and it is
forbidden to move them, even if they are obstructing traffic...
What are your thoughts on this? Do you believe it?

When their cow-boys start mooing, they will say it's a rare disease. Okay oh!

This is one of the lying wonders of the devil.

banttieman: When their cow-boys start mooing, they will say it's a rare disease. Okay oh!

I dey laff ooooo.