The Happiest Being Commentator Daniel Pinkwater and his wife, Jill, met the happiest being they've ever seen: a malamut puppy, liberated from the hard work that is the lot of a sled dog in Alaska.

All Things Considered

The Happiest Being

December 25, 199612:00 AM ET

Heard on All Things Considered

The Happiest Being

Listen · 2:54 2:54

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1041349/41349" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater and his wife, Jill, met the happiest being they've ever seen: a malamut puppy, liberated from the hard work that is the lot of a sled dog in Alaska.