The scene opens with a description of a large, agile dog, which the narrator describes as a "stretch ton wow" . The dog's posture and movements are described in great detail, and the narrator notes that the dog is "prick up ears" , "squint ears" and "smile in the eyes" of girls. The narrator asks the dog if his arms are "okay jumping like that," and the dog responds that they are. The professor asks the narrator to come and perform with the dog, but the narrator protests that he is acting as a wolf, and that he does not want to do so since he has "stage fright" in front of the dog. He asks the professor why he should not have stage fright, since the professor is the director of the play, and since he is serious, he should be the "example" and not the "demonstrator." The professor responds that it is not proper for an actor to act with a dog, since it would be embarrassing for the actor to do shameful things in