The narrator tells the story of how people from the southern part of China come to the north to seek employment. There are thousands of people who take the exams every year to get a proper identification number. Otherwise, they're just "a stray human" . It's better to be a "pet" than a "real" person, he says, because it's easier and more powerful. He also tells us that he wouldn't want to be near bars if he were you, because he'd be too scared to go near them. The narrator then tells us about the dogs, and how they've been playing hunting games.