Cleo: confessions of a Street Dog

And how long, Butch? How long till the universe makes up?

Depends

Stars need darkness to shine bright.

There is one basic rule out on the streets - survival of the fittest. So how am I, a street dog who’s never been on the streets; who’s grown up in a mansion her whole life; going to survive on the savage streets of Chennai?

Answer: I most probably won’t.

A German word ‘Bildungsroman’ suggested itself to me after I read ‘Cleo.’ The word means a novel dealing with a person’s formative years or a spiritual education. Much like Harry Potter and Frodo, I couldn’t help but see this parallel in feisty little Cleo.