Love and courage in China: boy mourns the death of his pet chick, 30 dogs saved from a fire and grandfather waits 7 hours outside for care package
- A grandfather waited outside for seven hours for a care package from his granddaughter
- A boy cried for three hours after his pet chick died
The heartbreak of a 10-year-old boy after his pet chick died has gone viral on the mainland Chinese internet.
The father said the chick probably died because of warm weather and the boy likely did not take proper care of the bird.
“He could not accept the chick’s death and did not stop crying for three hours,” said Cui.
The father helped his son find an empty patch of soil where they buried the bird. The boy also set up a gravestone marked with the words “the chick’s tomb” on it.
Boy’s quick thinking saves 30 dogs from a fire
A quick phone call to the fire department from an 11-year-old boy after a pet shop caught fire likely saved the lives of 30 dogs trapped inside.
Ling Hao, who lives in Suzhou in Jiangsu with his father, woke up to the sound of the dogs barking anxiously from the next-door shop.
He calmly called the fire department and then stood near the pet store to help guide the fire engine to get closer to the source of the fire, according to a press release from the fire department.
“He reminded adults at the site to find fire extinguishers,” the department said. “This boy deserves a big thumbs-up from us.”
Twenty minutes later, firefighters extinguished the flames, and no dogs were injured in the fire.
Waiting seven hours for a package
A video of a grandfather sitting on the pavement for seven hours waiting for a package from his granddaughter set the mainland Chinese internet abuzz.
The old man, whose age was not clear, sat under the blazing sun from 7am to 2pm only donning a wide-brimmed hat, said the store owner who shot the video in a report on Qilu Evening News.
The grandpa, who lives in Xinyang, in Henan province in central China, told the store owner that he was waiting for a package from his granddaughter that contained watermelons and rice dumplings.
“I told him to go home first and recheck the delivery later, but he insisted on waiting,” the store owner said. “He also turned down my offer to give him some water to drink.”
The video was viewed 160 million times on Weibo, with many internet users saying the old man’s anticipation touched them.
“I think this grandpa’s heart is full of expectations. He should be happy with the package,” wrote one person on Weibo.
“He is showing off by waiting for so long,” another user quipped.
