The German shepherd did not leave the girl’s coffin. When people saw what she was hiding underneath, they were blinded by what they saw……….. The late March sky over the Green Meadows Cemetery in Rivne enveloped the mourners in a gray savannah, intensifying the severity of the moment of saying goodbye to six-year-old Sofia Kovalenko. A small white coffin crowned by a modest bouquet of wildflowers seemed the center of the universe for hundreds gathered whose faces reflected the pain of loss. Roman Kovalenko, the father of the girl, stood still, his gaze was empty, and his heart was bursting with grief. But none of the attendees suspected that this mourning ceremony would turn into an event that would make everyone doubt reality. Suddenly, silence was broken by a dumb paws: the German Shepherd broke through the crowd at Dakota’s call, ignoring the canine’s desperate teams. With unbridled determination, she plunged into the coffin and with one powerful leap, taking a position just above the lid. Her body tense, as if hiding something beneath, and her eyes burned with unshakable confidence. “Get the dog! » – someone exclaimed, but Dakota, bare teeth, refused to move from the place, as if defending a mystery that no one could solve. Yaroslav Moroz, who stood aside, noticed something disturbing in the shepherd’s behavior – it was not a mourning, but a signal, a warning about something hidden from human eyes. Whispers of surprise swept through the crowd as Dakota let out a low, rhythmic groan — a sound Roman Kovalenko recognized as the harbinger of his daughter’s attacks. “He’s hiding something,” whispered Roman, whose heart was shrinking from impossible hope. Yaroslav, rejecting all doubt, wished to open the coffin, causing a wave of protests and horror. But the support of Dr. Sidorchuk and Roman’s unwavering determination forced the director of the funeral home to concede. When the coffin lid began to slowly rise, everyone froze, unable to look away from what Dakota had hidden so fiercely underneath