21. A Man and His Dog

This story is about a certain Uncle Gawro (K. Mām Gawro) and his dog. Once, Uncle Gawro’s dog bit the daughter of Gawro’s neighbour. The girl was taken to Erbil since it was feared that the dog had rabies. Uncle Gawro was also taken to Erbil along with his dog in order to have the dog examined. It turned out that the dog did not have rabies, and Mām Gawro was set free. Since he was angry with the dog, Uncle Gawro beat him with a stick. Then he left his dog behind and went to the market in Erbil to buy some items for his supermarket in Shaqlawa. He came back home on a bus. On arriving home, he saw that his dog was already waiting at his house, wagging his tail for him. Uncle Gawro was astonished that his dog could find his way all the way from Erbil to Shaqlawa. He was amazed by his dog’s loyalty towards him and regretted beating him.