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Nina opened her eyes as Marik was trying to quietly walk past her room without waking her.

“I don't know where you going, but I'm with you,” Nina said.

“Well, once you are awake woke up, get up. Julia is coming from the town today.”

“Julie! My Julia! Great,” Nina screamed, already jumping with joy on the bed. Suddenly, she stopped jumping. “Are we ready for her arrival?”

“Well, you and I have drawn the drawings for her. Grandma is cooking something delicious for dinner. I think we ready.”

“ That's not what I'm talking about.”

“Ah, the water bombs are filled, the traps at the cabin are made, the holly paints are ready for battle. So we are quite prepared for her arrival.” Mark replied.

Julia came to stay at the cottage with her parents and a cousin – one-year-old Myron. To Nina and Marik’s surprise, the eldest sibling got out of the car not alone, but with a small puppy in her arms.

“-Hello everyone,” Julia said. “Don't be surprised, this puppy named Kex will play with us. Our neighbour asked me to look after him for two days while they are away.”

Nina and Marik were pleased about having a puppy for a couple of days. The puppy was very friendly and as soon as the children came to pet him, he immediately wagged his tail.

“Hi, Kex," Nina said. “I wonder if you also gave me a name. Marik, how do I know from a dog what name it gave me?”

“I don't know. But I hope not a Native American one. You know, they've always had tough names.”

“There's a chance that Cupcake won't tell us anything himself,” Nina said with a smile. “Let's come up with real Indian names ourselves! We’ll make up our first names ourselves. It’ll be a warrior one emphasizing a merit or a worthy – a belligerent, emphasizing some merit or a worthy character trait. And then we’ll give each other the second, funny, names. After that we’ll say the names in front of Cupcake. And the name to which the dog gives a stronger respond – wags his tail, for example, will be assigned to us for the rest of the day. Deal?”

Marik thought for a moment. Nina had a cunning look. “Do you have something on your mind,” Marik thought, but agreed.