A classified ad is offering a large reward for the return of a lost greyhound. Mendonça, a single young doctor who has found the dog, makes his way to a house on Rua de Mata-cavalos, where the reward he ultimately collects is much different from the monetary one mentioned in the classifieds.
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
Genre: short story
Length: 9,000 words
