This is a modern-day adaption, some detailed altered in order to suit better today´s France.

Best friends-forever

The first encounter

Oscar was seven years old, when her father had decided that she needed a playmate, who would at the same time protect her. One day, he had gone to pick him up…

Oscar was waiting by the window. Her father had already been away for hours. What took so long? At that instant she saw the car driving at their front yard. They had finally arrived. She immediately rushed to the main hall of the manor. As she reached the hall, she calmed down and leaned on the wall, because she wanted to hide her enthusiasm from her father. He had always told her that a true gentleman would never show his feelings. That was she was going to be, when she grew up.

Her old nanny, Sophie, opened the door and welcomed them in. Dear Sophie had stayed at the manor to serve them after Oscar had grown too old to need a nanny. Instead, she was running the household while the missus was busy sharing her work with her husband, Reynier.

The door opened and she saw her father. "Oscar" he said "You do know what I expect from you from now on?"

"Yes, father" she calmly replied.

Then she saw a shadow behind her father. He was a bit nervous to enter such a big hall he had never seen before.

"Hello" she greed him.

He peeped behind his master and looked at the blond girl just a small distance away from him. As soon as he saw Oscar, he ran towards her. He had forgotten all about his shyness.

Oscar stood still, while he jumped on her, right into her arms and started to lick her face. He was so happy.

"Heh heh!" Oscar laughed "Stop it! It tickles!"

"Oh, sir" Sophie got all teary "They look so happy together"

"Yes. As soon as I heard that my colleague´s German Sheppard had puppies, I knew that one was meant for my son"

"You mean daughter…"

"She is my son!" he yelled angrily at her. He had always hoped for a boy, but his dreams were crushed when Oscar was born. He decided to raise her as his son, because being the only child, she would someday inherit him and the family business.

Then he walked towards Oscar.

"It´s high time you take some responsibility. You are now old enough to take care of him."

"Yes, father."

"What will you call him?" Sophie asked. Oscar was like a grandchild to her. She didn´t have children herself, so she fell in love with Oscar as soon as she laid eyes on her. She was just like a tiny little angel.

"Rex"

"Like a king"

Oscar had just started her Latin lessons, and she felt natural to call her dog "Rex"

Then he ran outside followed by Oscar. Both Reynier and Sophie watched the two friends playing together in the garden. After that day Oscar and Rex became inseparable…