Comparison Between Muriel Bagge's And Their Dog

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BACKGROUND
It was some centuries ago when Muriel's family immigrated from Scotland into the United States. Her living relatives include her sister, Dorothy, and many cousins, Aunts, and Uncles scattered all over the world. For years she has been married to Eustace Bagge, a stubborn man who fancies himself as a farmer, and handyman. They never had any children throughout their marriage. However, when she found a stray puppy in town, she brought it home, and since then doted on him. The Bagge's and their dog live in a farmhouse that is literally in the middle of nowhere, outside of the town of the same name, Nowhere.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION/ OBJECTS
Muriel Bagge's is the textbook definition of granny. The kind women is somewhere between her late

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