It happened that on this same island there were a number of stray cats. Ravenous, they would gather to watch Pedro dive into the schools of fish, select the fish he wanted and bring it back to eat on the shore. Then the cats would fight over what the dog had left uneaten. The dog must have observed this, for one morning when Pedro had eaten his fish, he dove into the water again and came back up with a large fish, which he placed on the sand before the group of cats. Then he backed off and watched. One black cat, with greater courage than the others, approached the fish, grabbed it and ran. After that, in addition to keeping vigil for his master, the dog also seemed to consider it his duty to feed those less fortunate. For every morning thereafter, Pedro the fisherman shared his catch with the hungry cats of Mallorca.
這是我曾經聽到過的最觸動人心的一則有關狗狗的故事。
故事發生在西班牙群島東部的馬略卡島的一個小峽穀。那裏有一個英國人,他是一名職業潛水員,以開潛艇為生,並與一隻西班牙獵犬生活在一起。他將潛艇固定在一個碼頭,那裏是潛水的最佳位置。每當那個英國人潛水時,那隻狗就會坐在碼頭焦急地等著主人回來。有一天,那個英國人在水中消失了,那隻狗非常關心主人,於是跟在主人的後麵也跳入水中。
在水下,那隻狗看到一群魚遊了過去。他抓住一條魚並把它帶上碼頭。那個英國人既驚奇又高興,並表揚了他。從那以後,那隻狗總會隨著主人一起潛水。在潛水的過程中,那隻狗展現出他卓越的捕魚技巧,給他的主人帶來了相當大的樂趣。那個英國人將那隻狗的技藝告訴了島上的居民,他們都來到那個碼頭觀看,並對那隻狗讚不絕口,還根據那個英國人的名字彼得,給他起了個名字——佩德羅。
有一天,那個英國人病了,沒過多久就離開了人世。鎮裏的人都試圖收養佩德羅,但是那隻狗從不離開那片海灘,因為他害怕他的主人回來會找不到他。無論是烈日炎炎還是大雨傾盆,他始終在那片海灘上等著。人們試著去喂他,但最終都放棄了。除了主人,他不接受任何人的食物。最後,為了養活自己,佩德羅回去捕魚了。