Hachiko Waits - Leslea Newman

Get out a box of tissues or two, you might need them. Hachiko Waits is a sad story that is Japanese themed. Did you know that Hachi means eight in Japanese? My classmate was really excited when he saw the Japanese writing on one of the pages. You see, he's from Japan and he could read every bit of it, even though to me it all looked like a bunch of lines. Anyway, this book is about a faithful dog that is extremely intelligent and very friendly. One day his kind master, a professor, gets on a train and goes to work, same as usual. Hachi comes back exactly five minutes before his master's train gets back, and is rewarded with a smile from the station master, same as usual. The professor's train pulls into the station, but he does not come out. Hachiko waits. It has been years and years since The professor stepped off the train. Hachi still comes back about five minutes before the train. The sad thing is, Hachi does not know his master will never return.
This book is based on a true story. Some of the characters may not be real, but Hachiko and the professor are. Try to find the lesson in this, and if you can, I would appreciate if you send in your answer as a comment.