Hachi: A Dog's Tale Page #2

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What, the puppy?

Fine young puppy like that.

What do you think, Anthonio?

New room-mate?

Oh no, Anthonio!

Sit quietly.

Good morning, Mr. Professor.

Jess!

Sugar, 2 creams coming up.

- Er-huh.

- Hey, what've you got there?

A new friend here, you want a dog?

I prefer cash.

It'll be a great guard dog for ya.

Look at it.

Guard dog to guard the hot-dogs?

I don't think so.

Ha-ha, I don't think so either.

- Sorry about that.

- Why you want a dog, eh?

Everyday you'll have to walk him,

feed him, clean him,

pick up the food...

How many of these gonna help him?

On the house.

Why trouble?

Yeah, you're right.

Thank you, Jess.

My pleasure.

Hey, any news?

No, nobody came, nobody show up,

nobody call.

Nobody?

Strange, really strange.

Just one second.

Cate made up some flyers.

Put that up for me.

Come on!

Alright, I'll put them up for you.

What a samaritan you are.

I know... I know.

He really likes being in the bag.

Professor, no dog's on the train.

- No dog's on the train

- Right!

Okay, hold on a second.

Let me show you something.

We skipped the...

repeated the first section,

go directly to the lyrical section.

Let's try that.

Okay.

It just mean you've got to

build up quicker.

And then when you, when we

get to the lyrical section, just...

Deep breath, deep breath.

Hello.

That's great.

Do you want a puppy?

You want a puppy

- Well, let's go again.

- Yes, from the start.

This was the only thing

left on the crate.

Yamanashi, it's all I can read.

- Where is that?

- It's a part of central Japan.

- No ordinary dog, Parker.

- I know.

It's a Akita. Akita, as you say.

- A very special breed.

- Yeah?

- And what's that?

- Hachi.

- What? - Japanese, for 8,

a number of good fortune.

Good fortune, very nice.

Hachi ... Hachi, it's good name.

I like that.

He might have been born

the eighth in the litter.

Spiritual significant in a 8, reaches

up to heaven comes down to earth.

So, will you take him?

You want him?

Me? No, I think he made his choice.

Meaning what?

Well, meaning he's your problem,

not mine brother.

You are not a problem, right?

Well, wether you found

him or he found you,

who's to say. It's meant to be.

It's also said that the Shoguns breed

these Akita for combat and hunting.

I guess in a way,

they're a kind of dog royalty.

Did Ken give you any ideas where

you can find this royal dog a home?

I put up 10 flyers already. You

know, someone gonna claim Hachi.

Who's Hachi?

This... It was what on his collar,

there's this symbol.

You named him?

- No, I didn't...

- Parker, do you wanna keep...

- ...keep him?

- No, I do have...

I don't want to keep him.

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