In 1996, a stray cat Scarlett bravely rescued her five kittens from a burning Brooklyn garage, suffering severe burns during multiple trips into the flames. After recovery, her story inspired books, awards, and an animal fund, with Scarlett and her kittens adopted.
an old German joke:
An eight-year old boy had never spoken a word. One afternoon, as he sat eating his lunch he turned to his mother and said, “The soup is cold."
His astonished mother exclaimed, “Son, I’ve waited so long to hear you speak. But all these years you never said a thing. Why haven’t you spoken before?"
The boy looked at her and replied,
"Up until now everything has been satisfactory."