The village boy feels most comfortable when he is in the mountains, where he follows in his father's footsteps. when he goes on excursions with classmates of finds himself in other similar social environment, he is timid and frightened. while in the village, Tazo is mostly guided by his grandmother. Tazo obeys her the most. Tazo's father takes him to the city for the first time, where many things are unusual to the boy.