On a dull gray day, a boy puts his dog on a leash and they walk to a shimmering pond where snowy white swans swim freely. One of the swans invites the boy and dog for a ride. They climb on its back and sail into a stunningly beautiful landscape, dotted with wildflowers, spoonbills and ibises. Foxes, rabbits and deer appear in this paradise, then butterflies and even bigger, more beautiful flowers. The boy unleashes his dog on shore, and the dog bounds off to play.

Now the boy wraps his arms around the swan’s neck ― he has a new friend. But when he puts the leash on the swan, the sky turns stormy gray, the water becomes turbulent, and the other swans fly away. Both the boy and swan are miserable, until the boy realizes he must free his friend. When he drops the leash into the pond, warm color fills their world and they return to where the boy’s dog happily awaits him.

Geraldo Valério, a master of wordless picture books, explores the nature of true friendship and love in his newest creation.

有一天，天空阴沉沉的，一个男孩给他的狗套上了狗链。他们步行来到一个波光粼粼的池塘，像雪一样的白天鹅在这里自由地游来游去。其中有一只天鹅邀请男孩和狗骑在它的背上。他们爬到了它的背上，然后漂到了一个风景优美的地方，这里散布着野花，琵鹭和朱鹭。狐狸，兔子和鹿也在这个天堂出没，接着他们看到了蝴蝶，甚至更大，更美丽的花朵。上岸之后，男孩解开了狗链，那只狗蹦蹦跳跳地跑去玩了。

现在，男孩双臂环绕在天鹅的脖子上——他有了一个新朋友。但是当他把狗链拴在天鹅上时，天空变得阴沉，好像暴风雨要来临一样，水变得湍急，其他天鹅都飞走了。男孩和天鹅都很痛苦，直到男孩意识到他己必须把自由还给他的朋友。当他把狗链扔进池塘里时，温暖的色彩充满了他们的世界，它们回到了男孩的狗高高兴兴地等待着他的地方。

无字绘本大师Geraldo Valério在他的最新作品中探讨了真正的友谊和爱的本质。