狗狗小迪(Dill)知道自己的時間到了,所以他收拾好行李,告訴主人莉莉(Lily)他要出發去「上面那裡」了。
「我也可以去嗎?」莉莉問道。「呃……還不行,」小迪回答。
在等待天使來接他的空檔,小迪向莉莉描繪了他心目中天堂的樣子——
那裡有數百根可以尿尿的燈柱、好多香噴噴可以聞的東西,而且到處都是骨頭——重點是,骨頭上面還有肉!
但莉莉完全不同意,她覺得天堂應該是很不一樣的地方。
幸好,他們在最後一刻達成了「尊重彼此不同意見」的共識,並完成了一次深情且令人動容的告別。
A gentle tale of a girl, her dog, and what happens when the time comes to say goodbye
Dill the dog knows his time is up, so he packs his case and tells Lily, his owner, that he’s off "up there." "Can I come too?" asks Lily. "Er . . . not yet," replies Dill. While he is waiting for the angels to collect him, Dill explains to Lily what he thinks heaven is like—hundreds of lampposts to pee against, lots of whiffy things to smell, and bones everywhere—with meat on them! But Lily completely disagrees; she thinks heaven is quite different. Luckily, they agree to disagree just in time for a fond, and very poignant, last goodbye.