Rachel took off last week to ride her bike 8 km round-trip to visit someone about work. As she was just leaving her village, she happened to look back, and there was Puppy, trotting along behind her. She stopped and informed Puppy that she was going a long way and he should go home, but he was not inclined to do so. When she got back on the bike, he followed and when she rode fast, he broke into a quick trot, tongue hanging out because it was a very warm, sunny day. (Half-way to her destination, Rachel stopped and gave Puppy the water she had brought for herself.)

When they reached their destination, Rachel went into the house and Puppy, accustomed to going into Rachel’s house (something Malagasy dogs do NOT usually do), came right behind her. The daughter of the house immediately screamed at him and whacked him, so Puppy had to go back out into the sun while Rachel conducted her business. Poor Puppy!