▼ Drama 〜Part.1
（N: Narrator, A: Akiko, T: Tina）
N: Our story begins in a Tokyo neighborhood, near Tina's apartment...
T: Look at that, isn't it awful?
A: Hm? Look at what?
T: That poor dog is tied up in the yard... he must be freezing! I bet he hasn't been able to run around at all.
A: （うーん、なんで走らなきゃいけないんだろう？）Oh, I'm sure the owner takes him for a walk every day...
T: Well, of course, otherwise the driveway would be dirty, if they didn't walk him- but he should be in the house!
A: : In the house? But he must be too big to live inside...
T: Well why did they get the dog if there was no place to keep it?
A: （そんなの私が知る訳ないじゃん…）Um...
T: I'm sorry, Akiko, of course you wouldn't know... I'm just really sensitive to seeing animals mistreated.
▼ Drama 〜Part.2
（N: Narrator, A: Akiko, T: Tina）
N: Our story continues as Akiko and Tina stroll around the neighborhood.
A: But, Tina, how do you know the dog is mistreated?
T: Akiko, it's December, it's really cold and wet, and that dog lives in the driveway.
A: （っていわれても、犬なんだし大丈夫だと思うけど）So dogs are treated differently in America?
T: Well, if they're not treated differently, you can call the ASPCA!
A: ASPCA is...
T: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
A: Why is it cruel? If the dog was wild, he would live outside...
T: But, he's a pet! And...sigh..I don't know, I might not be very rational about this.
A: Oh, it's okay. Why wouldn't you be rational about it?
T: My mother used to take in stray dogs, and it always felt so terrible to see them left outside. People got the dogs and didn't know what to do with them!
A: Oh, I'm sure that happens here too. But, that dog looks pretty contented.
T: He does have water. And that blanket looks expensive.
A: And his fur looks shiny and healthy, and his eyes are bright.
T: Hmmm...and it looks like there are some chew toys, and there's the bowl of dry food...oh well, maybe I spoke too soon.
A: He actually looks like he's a pretty happy dog.
