Question

was chenna paraya unkind to his dog ?discuss​

Answer 1

After Napoleon Bonaparte broke away from his exile on the island of Elba and set foot in France again, he was said to have vilified those who ditched him at his lows: “There are two kinds of fidelity, that of dogs and that of cats; you, gentleman, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house.”

Loyalty is a dog’s greatest bond with a human. As noted by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, “To his dog, every man is Napoleon, hence the constant popularity of dogs.”

The scheming and trickery of human politics is probably beyond the capabilities of a dog’s brain, but it doesn’t mean the tales of minor roles the loyal pet has taken up in human power struggles are not intriguing.

With the dawn of the Chinese New Year of the Dog only days away, the stories of a few famous “political dogs” are recounted here. Canines, though not on the front paw in pushing our civilization forwards, can certainly be credited as a significant footnotes.

‘Here, gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson about humanity’