On his second walk Argos is still very much trying to take everything in and adapt to the environment. He’s particularly scared of the two-deck buses, tenses up and assumes the attacking position if one swoops by too closely. Whenever Maomao feels Argos trembling through the leash, he will stoop down and hold him, press his cheek on Argo’s head and pat him on the leg until he stops shaking. Then he will stand up and resume walking like nothing happened.
After seeing that happening a couple of times I took out the phone and took a few pictures. In that moment it occurred to me that for a kid it’s really one of the same thing when he acts out of kindness of heart and out of mischief, like when he chases Argos around the living room with a stick. Just a tiny little soul knowing nothing yet but innocence.
Wang Maomao 