Nia, Priya, and Daan are at a park where they find a lost puppy. Nia sees the puppy first and tells Priya about it, but not Daan, thinking he might not be interested in helping. Priya suggests they put up a found puppy poster, so she and Nia create a poster without telling Daan, as Priya also assumes that Daan is busy with his book. Later, when Daan finishes reading, he notices the poster and wonders why they didn't tell him. Unbeknownst to all, Daan loves puppies and would have loved to help. What does Daan understand about the beliefs of Nia and Priya regarding his interest in the puppy, and why didn't Nia and Priya inform him about the puppy?

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Daan understands that both Nia and Priya did not believe he had an interest in the puppy, which is why they didn't involve him in the situation. Nia was the first to assume Daan's disinterest, perhaps based on past experiences or her own beliefs about what Daan likes, and therefore decided not to tell him about the puppy. Since Priya was influenced by Nia's decision, she also did not think to inform Daan when working on the poster. She might have trusted Nia's judgment or also shared the assumption that Daan was too occupied with his book to care about the lost puppy. As a result, despite Daan's actual interest in puppies, his own preferences were not known to Nia and Priya, leading them to act without consulting him. Daan's realization of this situation reflects his understanding that Nia and Priya did not have an accurate knowledge of his feelings towards helping animals.