A small crate was on the side of the road, with a cardboard sign net to it. It was very soggy, due to the recent storm. In Rio, the storms always came in downpours. The street this box was located on was littered with similar boxes, all empty. The box with the cardboard sign, Which read "Free Puppies" was almost empty. The poor pup inside was scared, and alone. Given to the streets, like a flea to a dog. The little pup was shivering, as the recent rain drained away his warmth, even with his fur. All his brothers and sisters had been taken by willing owners, yet he was the last. The young pup had no clue what to do. The crate was too high to jump, so he had no way out on his own.
He suddenly heard footsteps, and began to become excited. He barked weakly, hoping someone would notice him. But the footsteps went and passed. The pup looked up into the sky, and saw a beautiful pink hue. He realized it was almost dark. The pup softly whimpered, and ran around in a circle. He then gently lay himself on the cold floor of the crate for another night of soggy sleeping. As he slept however, a man approached the box. He was a small man, and had black hair, and green eyes. He was tan, well, as tan as anyone in Rio. This man, by the name Joseph, looked into the crate and saw the small cold pup.
The pup looked scared, even as he slept, and he had a feeling of sympathy for the poor pup. He picked up the pup carefully, noticing he was only a few weeks old. The pup woke up gently in his hands and got up and barked. Wagging his stubby tail as well. "Well my friend. I am Joseph." He said with a calm demeanor. "And seeing as you have no name, how about I call you Luiz?" said Joseph. The Pup jumped around and barked. He seemed to be happy with his new name. "Well my friend, let me take you to where I live hm?" Luiz barked again, this time with a little drool coming out. Joseph took the small pup away from the crate, and headed towards home. Who knew walking from my job could be so eventful thought Joseph.
The next few months were filled with fun and enjoyment. Joseph learned about Luiz, through the way he acted, and Luiz learned more about being a pet. He loved it, free food, love and affection, and a warm place to call his own. He even learned what his owner did for a living, fixing various equipment for construction crews. Usually he was on site for most of the day, which let Luiz to be free during the day, and to welcome his master at night. Luiz learned that humans don't like it when you tear up there house, so Luiz stopped doing that after a few talkings from his master.
One day, during one of Josephs rare days off, he brought out a strange machine. Luiz looked at him questioningly, wondering what the device was. "Listen to this" said Joseph, and he turned a knob on the machine, and music came out. Luiz had heard music from the TV before, but this was something else. Luiz couldn't explain it, but he felt jumpy, and jumped all around. Joseph laughed at his dog saying "I see you like samba eh?" Luiz had no clue what Samba was, but he wanted to know more. Unfortunately, he could not communicate this to his owner, so he shrugged and kept on jumping. Every day, before his owner left, Joseph would turn on the Radio, on the Samba station that Luiz loved. Luiz couldn't explain it, but he liked it, and wanted more.