The narrator reflects on India’s crowded cities and the emptiness of the countryside, then compares that contrast to how unexpectedly full Pi Patel’s life seems when the narrator arrives at Pi’s house.

The narrator reaches the front porch a little early and is surprised when a teenager in a baseball uniform rushes out. Startled to see the visitor, the boy calls into the house, “Dad! The writer’s here,” says a quick hello, and hurries off to practice.

Pi comes to the door and explains that the teenager is his son, Nikhil, who goes by Nick. Inside, the narrator also discovers a small, friendly dog named Tata, who excitedly sniffs and jumps up despite Pi’s attempt to make him behave.

A long, bashful greeting draws the narrator’s attention to a little girl in pink leaning by the sofa, holding an orange cat named Moccasin. Pi introduces her as his daughter, Usha, and gently checks whether the cat is comfortable before Usha drops him to the floor without disturbing him.

Usha hides shyly behind Pi’s leg and won’t answer the narrator’s questions, so Pi picks her up and playfully counts her age to four while tapping her nose. Watching Pi with his children, the narrator concludes that Pi’s story “has a happy ending.”