Chapter 51: Hachiko, the Loyal Dog
"Eaten?" When Qian Cheng heard me say this, he was surprised and said, "Why is the ending so bloody?" I thought I'd die of old age or some other form of death, or be adopted! â
"You think I want to?" Thinking of this, I was extremely angry: "How sad I was at that time. My dad was distressed and didn't eat for a day or two. â
"Then how are you sure you've been eaten? Can't it be taken away or adopted? "The old ghost asked me.
I reluctantly recalled, "When I was gone, my whole family was looking for it. As a result, a chain for tying dogs and a bell around its neck were found on a small dirt hill. Then, not far away, its fur and bones were found, as well as a fire......"
"!" The old ghost was very angry when he heard this, and said, "That damn thing, it should have dog plague!" â
"Shh~" Qian Cheng hurriedly made a silent gesture to us and motioned for us to be quiet.
The more the old ghost thought about it, the more angry he became, so he didn't control it for a while, and his voice was a little louder. Hearing Qian Cheng's reminder, he hurriedly closed his voice.
The attention of the three of us returned to the unusually huge Pharaoh Hound in front of us.
After the old ghost turned off the flashlight, the eyes of the Pharaoh Hound turned red again. Although in the dark, we could not see very clearly. But I could feel the intense gaze of the huge hound, as if it was able to see through the darkness and through our bodies.
"Boss, you're not mistaken, right?" The old ghost asked me in a very small voice, "Didn't you say that their fur is all brown. Are the eyes all amber? Why do I feel that this ** King Hound in front of me is black? Moreover, its eyes are so red. â
"I don't know!" I replied softly, "Maybe it's because the living environment is different and the food is different." â
As we spoke, to the surprise of all of us, the giant Pharaoh's Hound did not attack us. On the contrary, they turned around and walked away, as if they had given up the predation that arose on us**.
The three of us were relieved. The hanging heart finally landed. Due to excessive fright. They all hid on the ground exhausted.
I said to the old ghost and Qian Cheng, "Listen to my aunt. My grandfather used to be very fond of Pharaoh Hounds. He seems to have a soft spot for this kind of hound, and carries it everywhere he goes. In addition to looking at the photos in a daze, the most time spent is spent on his Pharaoh Hound. Afterward. It made my father and my aunt jealous. â
"Hahaha. Really? Qian Cheng said with a smile. Can humans still be jealous of animals? â
'Why not?' You don't know how obsessive your grandfather was! These are my father's words. I said, "In my memory, it seems like there was such a dog." But. Later, my grandfather didn't seem to have a Pharaoh's Hound anymore. â
"Why?" When the old ghost heard me say this, he asked me curiously.
"It's because I care too much." I said, "One day, the Pharaoh's Hound died suddenly. I heard my father say that my grandfather was distressed that he didn't eat a grain of rice for three days! â
"What you say reminds me of a very famous story!" Qian Cheng said.
As soon as the old ghost heard that there was a story, he immediately came to his senses and hurriedly asked, "What story?" â
"The story of Hachiko, the loyal dog!" Qian Cheng said.
I know the story of Hachiko, the loyal dog:
Hachiko, a legendary loyal dog in Japanese history, this true story takes place in 1924 when Hachiko, an Akita dog, was brought to Tokyo by its owner, Hidezaburo Ueno, a professor in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo.
Every morning, Hachiko watched Ueno Shuzaburo leave for work at his doorstep, and then went to the nearby Shibuya train station in the evening to greet him home from work. Such a happy life lasted until 1925.
One night, Ueno did not return home as usual, he suddenly suffered a stroke at the university and died after being resuscitated. Later, the master never returned to the train station, but Hachiko still waited for him faithfully.
After Ueno's death, Hachiko was adopted by Kikuzaburo Kobayashi, but Hachiko often escaped from the Kobayashi family and returned to the place where he had lived again and again.
Hachitoshi did not know that his owner had passed away, and after being disappointed again and again, he only realized that his old owner no longer lived in the old house. So, it ran to Shibuya train station to look for its old owner, because it remembered that it was here that it used to welcome its owner home from work. Every day, it squatted here silently waiting for Hidezaburo Ueno, but every day, it returned disappointed, and there was no figure of it in the crowd that came and went.
This went on like this for eight years, and Hachiko showed up at the train station on time every evening and waited for the train to stop at the station without error. Later, Ueno Shuzaburo's students found Hachiko in the train station and followed him back to Kobayashi's home, where he learned the story of Hachiko.
Soon after, the student published an investigative report on Akita dogs in Japan, which included Hachiko's story. In 1932, the report was published in one of the largest newspapers in Tokyo, and Hachiko became the focus of the nation, and his loyalty to his master touched the Japanese people, and teachers and parents alike praised Hachiko
To educate children about the example of loyalty to the family, it teaches the people what love and unyielding loyalty are, and everyone calls it "loyal dog".
In April 1934, a bronze statue of Hachiko was erected in front of Shibuya Station. Hachiko "Honinu" also attended the unveiling ceremony of the bronze statue. Since then, the entrance to the station near the statue has been called "Hachiko Entrance".
In World War II, due to a shortage of metal resources, the bronze statue of Hachiko was melted down. The bronze statue that was now built on the same site was rebuilt in August 1947. There is also a bronze statue in front of Odate City Station, where he was born.
In March 1935, Hachiko died of heart filariasis at the age of 11. After its death, the body was made into specimens and preserved in the ZĂ i National Museum of Nature and Science. New statue of Hachiko the loyal dog According to Japanese media reports, the new statue of Hachiko the loyal dog was inaugurated in front of Fuji TV this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the station's opening.
The new statue of Hachiko will be 88.8 centimeters tall and weigh 88.8 kilograms, and this new statue will be another famous attraction along with the statue at the original site.
The old ghost slapped his thigh and said, "I remembered when you said that, isn't there a movie?" I was crying to death!
However, the film was not released in theaters in the United States, but according to the box office website, the film grossed $45 million outside the United States as of June 2010. (To be continued......)