ABSTRACT
It had been pouring non-stop for two days. Umbrella in hand, I was coming home across a maidaan* when I spotted the dog. In that deserted place where the rain was splashing and playing all alone, this German Shepherd stood cowering under a tree, its natural pale red coat now dark with dirt and water. When I approached, it snarled and growled. Maybe it was the very first time in its life that the dog had been out in the rain.
