All things have souls, animals also have emotions, they even know how to remember saving our lives.

An old Brazilian man , João Pereira de Souza, was out fishing on a small island when he encountered a penguin in distress . At this time, the penguin was covered in oil and had a hard time surviving. He brought it home and took more than a week to remove it. Clean its fur and feed it fish to help it regain strength.

Under his careful care, the penguin quickly recovered. He originally intended to take it back to the beach to release it back into the wild. Unexpectedly, the penguin had no intention of leaving and lived with him for another 11 months. .

A person and a bird lived happily like that, until the bird changed its new feathers and then disappeared without a trace.

At first everyone thought it would never come back again, but unexpectedly the next year the bird returned to visit him until February. It only left and returned to its hometown after about a month.

South American penguins often breed on the coast of Argentina and Chile, about 4,000 to 8,000 km from the old man’s house.

Biologists believe that rescued animals are often released back into the wild and try to avoid them establishing relationships with humans.

However, this case is an exception. Biologists believe that such a situation has never happened, but it seems that the old man took care of it very attentively, sticking together like a family member . The penguin will always wag its tail to show goodwill and happiness when next to him.

The old man also proudly said that the boy was very close to him: “ in fact, no one can touch him. If they touch it, it will peck at them, he will lie on your lap and let you bathe it, feed it sardines and hold it.”

“ I love this penguin, it’s like my child and I believe it loves me too .” He shared more

This story was published as a children’s picture book “An Old Man and His Penguin,” which has touched many adults and children alike!