Joo, who is 9 years old, may not have as much life experience as some people, but he is more aware than most of the value of kindness.
And as a result, a little cat with a handicap is living her own life to the fullest.
João lives in Paraná, Brazil, where he recently paid a visit to a neighbor’s house. A litter of kittens had been born there a couple of weeks earlier, and he’d been wanting to spend time with them. But something wasn’t right.
“[He] saw a kitten that couldn’t walk,” Rogéria Bello Corazza, the boy’s mother, wrote online. “He was very sad to see the other kittens playing, and that she could not play.”
It was then that João decided to change her life. “He returned home and started to have ideas about how to help,” Corazza wrote.
João surmised that the kitten would benefit from a mobility cart, but that she’d need one very small to fit her particularly tiny frame. So, he got creative. With the help of a friend who lent some materials, João crafted a tiny, custom wheelchair specifically designed for the kitten who couldn’t walk.
And sure enough: “She was walking in just a few minutes,” Corazza wrote.
It’s unclear what caused the kitten’s impairment, but there’s no denying that she has a resilient spirit.
Fortunately, she has a friend in Joo who will support her throughout her journey and help her reach her full potential.
“His joy of being able to help was the best part,” Corazza wrote.
