after waiting several days , as the dog shiro did not return , his master began to grow anxious . day after day went by and the good old man waited in vain . then he went to his neighbor and asked him to give him back his dog . without any shame or hesitation , the wicked neighbor answered that he had killed shiro because of his bad behavior . at this dreadful news shiro 's master wept many sad and bitter tears . great indeed , was his woful surprise , but he was too good and gentle to reproach his bad neighbor . learning that shiro was buried under the yenoki tree in the field , he asked the old man to give him the tree , in remembrance of his poor dog shiro .
he was a bad person .
why did the neighbor confess to killing shiro without shame ?
why did the neighbor confess to killing shiro without shame ?