Summary

On a quiet summer Sunday afternoon, as the other men are outside in the yard playing horseshoes, Lennie sits in the barn with the body of his pup, which he has just accidentally killed. Worried that George will find out and that he will stop him (Lennie) playing with the rabbits when they get their farm, Lennie first tries to bury the pup beneath some hay, but then thinks that because it was an accident, and George might forgive him. As he’s trying to figure out what to do, Curley’s wife appears, looking for someone to talk to. He tells her about the pup and she tries to comfort him by saying he can always get another one, but he says that George probably won’t let him, adding that George also said he wasn’t supposed to talk to her. This causes Curley...