Dawa experiences the dreaded itching all over his body. In order to comfort himself he goes to the National Memorial Chorten hoping to have a comforting, healing effect on his body. Dawa hears two old people talking about Gelong Ma Pelmo who had prayed and meditated in a cave and got cured from leprosy. Overcome with excitement he walks away but he did not know where the cave is.
A little old dog tells Dawa some of the names of the passes and in which direction Dawa needs to go in order to go to Bumthang. Very early in the morning Dawa runs away, but meets with a group of dogs at Lungtenphu who almost attack him. Upon reaching Wangduephodrang, Dawa is greeted by a skinny young dog and finds out that the dogs in Wangduephodrang bears the price of human cleanliness.
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