A few weeks ago, Laura Mayleen’s husband was out for a stroll near their home in Kazakhstan when he happened upon an animal who was in quite the predicament.
There, perched precariously on a shelf of ice at the base of a bridge spanning a frigid stream, was a black cat. With no obvious means of escaping the spot without entering the freezing water, it was clear the poor cat was stuck.
Mayleen’s husband couldn’t just leave her there: “[He] asked for help,” Mayleen wrote.
Though the well-being of a random cat in distress might not amount to much for some people, Mayleen’s husband was fortunate to find several allies in the worthy cause of saving her.
Soon, a pair of Good Samaritans came equipped with a ladder — their plan being, evidently, to climb down to lift the cat to safety.
But as dramatic video of the rescue shows, they never got the chance:
@laura___mayleen Спасли кота по речке Есентай 👍🙏
Turns out, the cat wasn’t totally powerless. She just needed a helping hand.
Seeing the ladder lowered into view, she took it upon herself help complete the task of escaping that spot — bounding with one daring leap to grab ahold of a rung.
It was a collaborative effort, really.
Mayleen’s husband was impressed: “Good girl!” he can be heard shouting.
The cat, in very cat-like style, then strutted away without much acknowledgement of her rescuers’ efforts. But online, where the video above soon went viral, the reaction was a bit more praiseful.
“My heart skipped a beat when Fluffy jumped,” one commenter wrote. “Thank you very much, kind people!” shouting.”,”character_count”:71},{“text”:”
