Good Samaritan
June 3rd, 2008 by admin
Some days, I am simply appalled by the way human beings treat one another. Most days, really. But today I saw one of those things that restores your faith in your fellow human. I was leaving school and a man had pulled his car over to retrieve something from the road. At first I thought he’d left a backpack on the roof of the car and lost it as he pulled off, but then I edged closer and saw him gingerly pick up what was literally the biggest turtle I’ve ever seen in the wild (not that the WSU campus is “the wild,” but it’s not exactly a zoo or a pet store, either). Seriously, this bad boy was the size of a hubcap. I’m going to have to start carrying my camera with me at all times just for instances such as these.
Anyway, here’s to you, Good Samaritan. I’m sure the turtle appreciates it even more than I do.
Jennifer wrote on 06/4/08 at 8:22 am :
That’s sweet! It’s nice to know that there are still some good people out there!
ChipMonkey wrote on 06/4/08 at 2:49 pm :
Wasn’t this like a day after you completely failed to call me to help when you witnessed ducks crossing a road falling into a sewer or some such?
It’s nice that SOME people look out for animals!
(*duck*)
Krista wrote on 06/4/08 at 7:31 pm :
That sounds like something my brother Joel would do. He loves turtles and has saved dozens of them. Good story.
angela wrote on 06/5/08 at 12:16 pm :
It was not a duck, it was a sand piper looking bird and I TOLD you I couldn’t remove the grate. Meanie.