Once a dog made a new friend. His name was Batman. At least that's what Aalu thought his name was. Aalu was a strange little mutt-looking dog with floppy ears, big dark eyes, and an ever-present grin on her face. She was actually a big scary Rottweiler or something like that, but she didn't like telling anyone. Batman was a strange man with big brown eyes and an awesome poker face that never gave anything away.
Aalu met Batman when he was taking a piss outside her house one day. She was on a walk with her Mumma, who she loved more than anything in the world, when they saw Batman. Of course, she didn't know then that it was Batman. Mumma, being Mumma, told Aalu to bark at the man and scare him. Aalu, being Aalu, did as she was told, and it was fun! The man got a real fright, but then he did something unexpected. He came out and tried to be friends with Aalu. Mumma and Aalu were both taken aback - should they trust this strange man who was so unexpectedly nice?
Aalu decided to test him. She scared him some more, jumped up and licked his face, his nose, even his mouth! She barked and barked in his ear till he had a headache, then she used him as a launching pad to bark at someone else!! And yet, the strange man, now known as Batman, stayed. And he kept trying to be friends with Aalu. He made her dinner, and took her on walks, and just loved her without ever saying so. Aalu had never really loved anyone other than her Mumma, but she got a good feeling about Batman. So Aalu decided it was ok for them to be friends, and she loved her new friend very much.
One day, Batman came to meet Aalu and told her they couldn't be friends anymore. "Why?!" cried Aalu, "I love you!"
"I love you too Aalu", said Batman, who now had a new puppy to take care of back home and give her more time. His mom and dad had just bought him a beautiful new puppy, and had strictly told him it was his responsibility now to take care of her. He just didn't have space in his life to love Aalu too anymore.
But Aalu didn't understand what she did wrong. She was angry and bit Batman in his shins and even on his butt. Her only other friend was leaving her and she was so sad, she didn't know what to do. She asked Mumma, "Mumma why did Batman go away?? Why did he get a new puppy? He could just stay with me forever." Mumma was sad, for she had trusted Batman too. She couldn't tell Aalu that the world was sometimes cruel, that beautiful new puppies were more valued than old sick dogs, that people disguise their choices under the guise of responsibility if it suits them. So she protected Aalu for the rest of her days, and never let her meet Batman or any other stranger again.
Aalu met Batman when he was taking a piss outside her house one day. She was on a walk with her Mumma, who she loved more than anything in the world, when they saw Batman. Of course, she didn't know then that it was Batman. Mumma, being Mumma, told Aalu to bark at the man and scare him. Aalu, being Aalu, did as she was told, and it was fun! The man got a real fright, but then he did something unexpected. He came out and tried to be friends with Aalu. Mumma and Aalu were both taken aback - should they trust this strange man who was so unexpectedly nice?
Aalu decided to test him. She scared him some more, jumped up and licked his face, his nose, even his mouth! She barked and barked in his ear till he had a headache, then she used him as a launching pad to bark at someone else!! And yet, the strange man, now known as Batman, stayed. And he kept trying to be friends with Aalu. He made her dinner, and took her on walks, and just loved her without ever saying so. Aalu had never really loved anyone other than her Mumma, but she got a good feeling about Batman. So Aalu decided it was ok for them to be friends, and she loved her new friend very much.
One day, Batman came to meet Aalu and told her they couldn't be friends anymore. "Why?!" cried Aalu, "I love you!"
"I love you too Aalu", said Batman, who now had a new puppy to take care of back home and give her more time. His mom and dad had just bought him a beautiful new puppy, and had strictly told him it was his responsibility now to take care of her. He just didn't have space in his life to love Aalu too anymore.
But Aalu didn't understand what she did wrong. She was angry and bit Batman in his shins and even on his butt. Her only other friend was leaving her and she was so sad, she didn't know what to do. She asked Mumma, "Mumma why did Batman go away?? Why did he get a new puppy? He could just stay with me forever." Mumma was sad, for she had trusted Batman too. She couldn't tell Aalu that the world was sometimes cruel, that beautiful new puppies were more valued than old sick dogs, that people disguise their choices under the guise of responsibility if it suits them. So she protected Aalu for the rest of her days, and never let her meet Batman or any other stranger again.
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