A jackal, a wild dog with a black back, lives in the desert. This black back is a result of an encounter with a sun child. The child, bright and warm like the sun, asked the jackal to carry her home, promising a necklace as a reward. The jackal, initially agreeing, soon felt the intense heat from the child burning his back. He tried to get rid of her by running and jumping into a field of flowers, but the sun child left a black mark on his back. This mark, a lasting reminder of the encounter, is the reason why the jackal has a black back.