When the family left the area by the river, the little girl was scolded by her parents, making her very sad. It wasn't her fault that she and her puppy got lost. Little Max was the one who started chasing a squirrel, not her. She just followed him so he wouldn't get lost and cry by himself.
Her parents both worked in the university. Her father was a professor while her mother worked as an events organizer in the campus. It was a habit to take a walk around the campus as a family whenever her parents were off work.