Read this excerpt from a play. JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house.

JUNE: We didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy.

MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off.

SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she’s a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her.

MR. TELLER: But she’s my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I’m back and I want my dog back.

SYLVIO: I don’t know, Mr. Teller. We love Lucy like our own. We want to keep her.