Heart of a Dog
From the album “Illustrations by Valerya Begeeva”
"Doctor Bormenthal, be so good as to present Sharik to the investigator," Philip Philipovich ordered, taking possession of the warrant.
Out of the study door bounded a dog of a bizarre quality. He was bald in patches, with fur growing back in others; he came out like a trained circus performer on his hind legs, then dropped onto all fours and looked around. A deathly silence froze in the waiting room.