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Sag-e velgard, (1942), The Stray Dog, Sadegh HedayatThe Stray Dog (Sag-e Velgard) is a short story by Iranian writer Sadegh Hedayat, first published in 1942 along with seven other short stories in the book of the same name.Pat is a Scottish breed dog with two intelligent human eyes. He misses his puppyhood, when he could drink his mother's milk without any difficulties. He used to play with his brother and with his master's son. One day, Pat's master and two others got into an automobile, called Pat and put him beside them in the car. A few hours later they arrived at Varamin square and got out of the car. His master and the other two were passing the alley when Pat picked up a scent. This scent of a female canine brought him close to insanity. Pat followed the scent. When he came back he couldn't find his master. From that day on, Pat's misfortunes began. The inhabitants of that place differed from his master in feeling and behavior. They beat Pat because of their religious believes and to please Allah. Pat's sufferings continued until a strange man came and gave him bread and yogurt. When the man's car moved, Pat started running after the car, despite the pain in his body. The story ends when the barely alive dog, lied on the side of the road, while three crows were waiting to eat his brown eyes.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: در ماه ژوئن سال 1968 میلادیعنوان: سگ ولگرد - مجموعه هشت داستان کوتاه؛ اثر: صادق هدایت؛ تهران، 1321، چاپ دیگر: امیرکبیر، 1342، در 172 ص؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، کتابهای پرستو، چاپ هشتم 1344؛ در 247 ص؛ چاپ نهم 1347؛ مجموعه‌ ی هشت داستان: «سگ ولگرد»، «دن ژوان کرج»، «بن بست»، «کاتیا»، «تخت ابونصر»، «تجلی»، «تاریکخانه»، و «میهن پرست» است ؛ تاریخ نگارش داستان کوتاه «سگ ولگرد»، و هفت داستان دیگرِ مجموعه ی «سگ ولگرد» مشخص نیست، اگرچه به‌ گفتهٔ «محمد بهارلو»، این داستان‌ها احتمالاً در خلال سال‌های 1314 هجری خورشیدی، تا سال 1320 هجری خورشیدی نوشته شده‌ اند، نخستین چاپ کتاب در سال 1321 هجری خورشیدی، برابر با سال 1942 میلادی است. داستان «سگ ولگرد» درباره ی سگ اصیل اسکاتلندی، به نام «پات» است، که پس از گم کردن صاحب خود، سرگردان شده و از سوی انسان‌ها مورد آزار و اذیت قرار می‌گیرد. پات سگی معمولی نیست، او در آرزوی بازگشت به دوران کودکی است، و در ته چشم‌هایش روحی انسانی دیده می‌شود. ا. شربیانی