Chapter 3: Righteous Dogs
. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co
Yamamura Taro heard Matsumoto Masao's family to pass this message, so he languished, did not think about tea and dinner, restless at night, lingered, hated Kong Xiujuan's unchastity to him, and also worried about the safety of Yamamura Hideko, because she was raised by him after all, worried about her, with fatherly love, and now he has become a lonely person, standing alone, hanging from each other, within a few days of hard work, he will be mentally exhausted, described as withered, from time to time long sighs, lost the confidence and courage of life.
He sat alone at home, looking at the inseparable Akita dog snuggled at his feet, and couldn't help but feel emotional, and said with a heartfelt feeling: "People don't think the mother is ugly, the dog doesn't think the family is poor, thinking that you are a righteous dog who is full of affection and loyalty to the master, I raised you, and you are your companion, chatting to comfort, now that my family has changed, my relatives have left me, will you also betray me and leave me?"
The Akita dog was very spiritual, seemed to understand his words, stood up and shook his head and tail at him, barked three times, and then rubbed his trouser leg with his body, lay under his leg, looked up at him and hummed, as if a child was coquettish to adults.
Yamamura Taro looked at the Akita dog touching the scene, quite touched, couldn't help but burst into tears, sighed, and said emotionally: "Now only you and I depend on each other!"
Why does Yamamura Taro have a lot of feelings for Akita dogs, because there is a touching story of the Japanese righteous dog "Hachiko" that touched him, so he has a special affection for Akita dogs, and he also has an Akita dog, hoping that it can also be as loyal to its owner as the righteous dog "Hachiko".
The Akita dog is the largest dog breed in Japan, quite spiritual, and its characteristics are strong and healthy, not afraid of violence, and brave and tenacious against the enemy, very fierce. However, he was loyal to his master, full of affection, and good at human nature, and for hundreds of years, he was raised by the nobles of the royal palace for hunting. The owner took it to hunt in the forest, and if it encountered a large beast such as a bear, it would always attack without fear and faithfully guard its owner, even if it was scarred by the fierce beast, for the safety of the owner. Never retreat and run away.
There is a touching story about the loyalty of the Akita dog to its owner, which has been a household name in Japan for many years. Under the shade of a tree on the west side of Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan, there is a bronze statue of the famous "Hachiko Dog", where the bronze dog squatts, staring at the station gate with bright eyes, as if looking forward to something affectionately and attentively. Passers-by see the bronze statue of this "Eight Male Dogs", all of them are emotional, causing many reveries.
It is said that this Akita dog was born in the 20s of the last century. When he was 3 months old, the noble owner named it "Hachiko". Later, the owner put the "little Hachiko" dog in a wooden cage and took it to the field by train. Unexpectedly, the owner accidentally lost it on the crowded station platform. The "Little Hachiko" dog had not seen its owner to take care of it for a long time, and he was thirsty and hungry, so he got out of the broken wooden cage. Wandering helplessly outside the station, once you lose the care of your master, you are like a lost dog. Lost in despair, holding his tail between his legs, trembling all over, wandering around and lonely, as if waiting for the return of his master. That night, a professor from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo passed by, and when he saw the "Little Hachiko" dog with tears in his eyes, trembling all over, crying out of hunger and cold, and barking sadly, he was dirty and very embarrassed.
The "Little Hachiko" dog has a place to settle down, no longer starving and wandering at the station, and has the care of relatives, life has returned to peace, and he feels very comfortable and comfortable. The new owner loved it very much, washed it, brought out good things for it to eat, and often teased it. In a long period of contact, the "little Hachiko" dog has established a deep relationship with the new owner, and has developed an attachment to the new owner, no matter where the owner goes, it will follow wherever it goes, and the owner is inseparable, very affectionate. Day after day, year after year, the "little Hachiko" dog grew up in the professor's house, and he became very familiar with the living habits and activities of his owner.
Every morning, the professor has to take the train from Shibuya's home to Ueno University of Tokyo to attend classes, when he goes out, the "Hachiko" dog always follows the owner, holding the master's handbag in his mouth, and meekly follows him, and when he arrives at the station, the professor takes his handbag, and gently pats it on the neck, and says gently: "Honey, go back, I went to work, remember to pick me up at the station in the evening......
The "Hachiko" dog seemed to understand the professor's words, wagged his tail and nodded, then squatted down, and watched the professor enter the station affectionately, until the professor was out of sight, and then reluctantly left. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the "Hachiko" dog will go to the station on time to welcome the professor's return, whether it is windy or rainy, it will go to the station on time to wait for the professor.
Over time, people paid attention to it, and when they saw how loyal it was to its owner, they all praised it and called it a righteous dog. "Hachiko" dog is so fulfilled the master's orders every day, on time to pick up the owner's return, every time to the station, then squatting there, staring at the station gate, looking forward to the appearance of the master, when it saw the owner's figure, it excitedly swung its tail to meet it, made affectionate movements to the owner, and then took the professor's handbag back with his mouth, followed the professor home.
On the day at the end of 1925, although the "Hachiko" dog went to the station on time to pick up the professor, he did not wait for the professor to get off the train and return as before. It turned out that the professor had a heart attack on the way back and passed away quietly.
People who are familiar with the story of the professor and the "Hachiko" dog are all sorry for the sudden death of the professor, and they all express sympathy, thinking that they will never see the "Hachiko" dog outside the station again, because its owner has gone far away and will never leave a figure for it again. However, to people's expectations, they were surprised to find that every day when it was time for the professor to get off work, the "Hachiko" righteous dog would still appear outside the station on time, squatting there, looking intently at everyone who got off the car, looking forward to the professor's appearance.
People looked at the "Hachiko" righteous dog pitifully, touched the scene and sadness, and all sighed, knowing that it was waiting for the professor's return, so that he could take the professor home, and from the affectionate eyes of the "Hachiko" righteous dog, they understood its eagerness to look forward to the professor's return, the persistent love for the professor, and the helpless sadness! From its tearful eyes, we can see its attachment and nostalgia for the professor!
In order to wait for the moment when the professor can appear at the station, the "Hachiko" righteous dog has been waiting for 9 years. During this period, the hostess had sold the old house and sent it to another place for foster care, however, the "Hachiko" righteous dog still persevered, rain or shine, and went to the station every day to wait for the professor's return, day after day, year after year, without change. Here, not only did it lose the care of its owner, but it also often had to suffer from hunger, neglect, and sometimes fight with the stubborn wild dogs, and although it was alone, although it was covered in bruises, all this could not stop its nostalgic feelings for the professor.
It still waits outside the station every day, with tears in its eyes and cries from time to time to express its sorrow for the professor. Pedestrians are all sad, admiring the righteous dog for being so loyal to the professor, and some people in the world are treacherous and mean, capricious, and not honest and trustworthy, and they are really not so righteous dogs, which makes those people ashamed.
By 1934, the "Hachiko" righteous dog was already old, and it also had a premonition that it was about to come to the end of its life, but it still stood outside the station door without hesitation, waiting for the professor's return. On that day when the cold wind was blowing and the snow was falling, the righteous dog was exhausted, shaking its body, and staggered to the gate of the station, and slowly closed its eyes in the position where it squatted every day. It wasn't until the next morning that people found the corpse of the "Hachiko" righteous dog that had been half buried in the snow, and they were all sad and sighing.
In order to commemorate this loyal dog, a bronze statue was made of its owner at the place where it was waiting for its owner next to Shibuya Station in Tokyo, and it was for passers-by to pay their respects. Since then, the entrance to the station has been called the "Hachiko Entrance" by the citizens. When the Japanese militarists launched a war of aggression, in order to raise copper and iron to make guns and bullets, despite the opposition of the local people, they smashed the bronze statue of the "Hachiko Dog". Because the loyalty of the "Eight Righteous Dogs" to its owners is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they will never forget it, in order to warn future generations and give enlightenment, people later cast a bronze statue of "Eight Righteous Dogs" in the original position. Today, the bronze statue of "Hachiko" is the favorite place for modern young men and women to go on a date, because it symbolizes the character of "loyalty".
Because the Akita dog is so spiritual, loyal to its owner, and good at hunting, it is favored by some countries and used as a military dog for training. For this reason, Taro Yamamura is optimistic about this Akita dog and has an Akita dog funny. As for the example of the Akita dog he raised, it is also similar to the "Eight Righteous Dogs". Once he came home from his company, on the way he saw an abandoned little Akita dog, skinny, dirty, lying there shaking, wailing from time to time, suddenly feeling pity, and carried it home, under his careful care and feeding, it seemed to be reborn, resurrected, and renewed, from a dirty abandoned little Akita dog, and turned into a psychic and human race "Hachiko" The dog has become a loyal righteous dog that Taro Yamamura is inseparable from, a happy thing for him, and a spiritual sustenance for him.
Just when Taro Yamamura was upset, feeling cornered and unassertive, and was talking to his beloved Akita Inu to relieve his boredom, the housekeeper Yamamura Urawa came to report that Matsumoto Masao was visiting, and he was suspicious and secretly wondered, what is he doing again, is it to come to see my jokes, and to report something bad news to me? (To be continued......)