Boy Summary and Analysis

Mayle's wife is a dog lover. One day she spots a man walking down the road to Ménerbes with a large dog at his side. The dog, as it turns out, does not belong to the man. The large shaggy animal is a stray and appears to be a French breed officially known as Griffon Korthals. The Mayles already have two dogs, one of which is a Korthals. Over the next several weeks, Mayle's wife stalks the dog, who she learns spends time outside a cafe where it can feed off scraps. Doing more detective work, she soon learns that the dog is staying at a man's house in the forest. He allows the dog to sleep on his terrace and provides some food for him.

With the fear that the dog might be captured by the local animal control...