Turns out Yuki is one of two goats (or "yagi") Wampaku Hoikusho (Day Care/Nursery School) has purchased with the intention of making cheese and using goat's milk at some point next year.
They have two females, Yuki (with horns) and Chi-chan.
Millie is fascinated by them and at a "parents day" observation day last Saturday, we got to see the kids cavorting with the two leashed "mehh-mehhs" (goats go "meeh-mehh" here in Japan.)
Millie chased (and mushed, by accident, we think) bugs and ate many, many apricots (called "biwa"). Sometimes, she would put an unpeeled one in her mouth, and chew the fruit out of it until nothing was left but the skin and the pit.

(I might add here that if brandy or white liquor or other alcohol was added, we could make a fine fermented drink!)
AHHH!!! Just had a conversation with someone tonight about goat's milk and making kefir and yogurt and cheese! How cool that the kids have goats! Will they be learning about compost too? Yeah goats!!!
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