Nick Allen was taking a stroll one day along some railroad lines close to his house when he saw something unusual.
A squirrel had become stuck in the gap between the rails of that far section of railway. Despite his best efforts, the small creature was unable to scale the steel fence in front of him.
Allen chose to stop.
“I absolutely wanted to help the little guy over the rail,” Allen told The Dodo. “I was a bit cautious, as I wasn’t sure how safe it was trying to touch the little guy when trying to help him.”
The last thing he wanted to do was stress the squirrel even more by grabbing him. But, much to Allen’s surprise, it was the squirrel who took the initiative.
Unprompted, the squirrel proceeded to climb on Allen’s leg — clearly asking for help.
Allen was shocked.
Allen recalled thinking, “This cannot be real at all,” as soon as he crawled up my leg. “This small scaly creature has just climbed up upon me. I must be having a dream or something.”
He wasn’t dreaming, though. The squirrel made the decision to believe him.
With that unlikely passenger still clinging tightly to his leg, Allen continued walking along the tracks until he found a nice shady spot where the squirrel could take refuge. The little guy, no doubt thankful for that free lift to safety, understood that this was his stop.
“He just hopped right off and went straight up a tree!” Allen said.
The trapped squirrel’s life had been saved. But the events of that day left Allen feeling grateful, too.
“It made me feel so pure and loved that this little guy needed some help and just hopped right onto this random human. I felt trusted. It was just so pure,” he said. “I know I’ve been in spots where I couldn’t get out without a little help, and all I needed was a little helping hand. Or in this case, a helping leg.”
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