Missing a Dog Composition
Dong Fengjun, No. 22 Middle School, Shenyang City, Liaoning
I often go to my second aunt’s house to play , stayed at her house during the holidays, pestering the little sister to play. The second aunt has two daughters, five or six years apart in age. I like the little sister because she is only three years older than me and we have the same topics. The little sister is very beautiful, so I always stick to her.
Because her name has "月" in it, I call her Sister Yueyue.
Sister Yueyue, like me, loves small animals, so my second aunt specially brought a little husky from someone else’s house. It was so cute, and everyone called her Mei Ya. Mei Ya's body is white with gray and black, and its fleshy claws make it particularly comfortable to shake hands with. Sister Yueyue loves Meiya very much. She takes her out for a walk every day before dawn, buys her delicious dog food, and even feeds her popsicles in the summer. Later, when Mei Ya grew up, she mated with a male dog and gave birth to several puppies. The second aunt kept one and named it Dio, and the rest were either given away or sold for money. For this reason, Sister Yueyue was in trouble for quite a while.
Dior is very naughty and not as easy to train as Mei Ya. He always bites bad things and eats whatever he sees. Once, it almost swallowed the sock. Husky breed dogs are all large dogs, and it didn’t take long for Dior to grow up to be as big as Mei Ya. Sister Yueyue is covered in sweat every time she takes mother and son for a walk. However, when she looked at them, her eyes were always full of tenderness, happiness and satisfaction.
That day, the weather was very dull, and swallows flew low. Sister Yueyue went out to buy things. When she saw Mei Ya fell asleep, she took Dio out. After shopping, Sister Yueyue took Dior for a walk in the park behind the community. There were very few people in the park and it seemed very quiet. Sister Yueyue looked around and admired it. As soon as she turned around, she looked at Dior again, and a low moan came from its mouth. Sister Yueyue quickly squatted down, held his front paws with one hand, and stroked his head with the other. After a while, Dio's body began to twitch, and he vomited out one after another. Later, when all the vomiting was done, it turned into retching. After a while, Dio lost his strength and collapsed limply on the ground. Sister Yueyue was so frightened that she could only shout loudly: "Dior, Dior!" Tears fell down.
I thought Sister Yueyue had been out for too long, so I went downstairs to look for her. I saw from a distance that in the heavy rain, things were scattered all around Sister Yueyue. Her thin body was so pitiful, and she was holding a big Dior in her arms. Dio's head rested on Sister Yueyue's shoulder, his limbs hanging limply, and even his tail didn't move. She walked slowly, each step seemed so difficult. I couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on her face. I could only see her shaking back, walking alone in the rain.
During that time, Sister Yueyue was always distracted, looking at Mei Ya blankly, as if she wanted to find the shadow of Dior in Mei Ya. Every rainy day, Mei Ya seems to become irritable, and I will also think of Mei Ya, think of Dior, and think of the man holding the dog in his arms in the heavy rain.
Brief Comment
There is always a constant bond between humans and dogs, which is like a string of wind chimes, shaking deep in the soul. This article is about two dogs, one is Mei Ya and the other is Dio, they are Sister Yueyue’s little friends. However, Dior's unexpected death left her devastated. In the article, the author describes the scene of death and "her" in the rain with exquisite detail, describing the deep love between humans and dogs from the side, highlighting the theme of "missing".
(Instructor: Huang Shuman)