{"id":91911,"date":"2024-12-25T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=46821"},"modified":"2024-12-25T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:23:54","slug":"older-lady-finds-money-on-floor-every-day-sees-her-cat-bring-it-and-follows-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/older-lady-finds-money-on-floor-every-day-sees-her-cat-bring-it-and-follows-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Lady Finds Money on Floor Every Day, Sees Her Cat Bring It and Follows Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Wendy, a lonely retiree, dedicated most of her life to giving shelter cats a permanent home. However, when her latest feline companion, Lucky, began bringing dollar bills into her house, Wendy soon realized something unusual was unfolding in her neighborhood.\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-46834 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467477883_923020799896858_7017223230393514654_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1200\"' height='\"600\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cThere, there,\u201d Wendy murmured as she reached into the pet carrier, gently stroking the shorthair cat she had just adopted from the shelter. \u201cThis is your new home, Lucky, where you\u2019ll always be safe.\u201d\n</p><p>Lucky peeked out, observing Wendy\u2019s other four cats who were sniffing curiously towards the new arrival.\n</p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s just your new family,\u201d Wendy continued, scratching behind Lucky\u2019s ears. \u201cLet\u2019s see if you\u2019re brave enough to meet them over dinner.\u201d\n</p><p>Wendy headed to the kitchen, where the four cats eagerly approached as she opened a tin of cat food. She placed their bowls down and was about to serve Lucky his meal in the carrier when he suddenly appeared at the doorway.\n</p><p>\u201cMah-ow,\u201d Lucky meowed softly.\n</p><p>\u201cWhat a brave kitty,\u201d Wendy praised, gently petting him as she handed him his food. \u201cI knew you\u2019d fit right in.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46824 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/462565533_608672468508402_187752139642053376_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"902\"' height='\"1352\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>As Wendy prepared a grilled cheese sandwich for herself, she watched her cats begin to interact and bond. Despite her limited budget, Wendy couldn\u2019t bring herself to turn away another cat when her friend at the shelter, Hannah, had reached out earlier that day.\n</p><p>\u201cNobody wants this cat,\u201d Hannah had said. \u201cThey can\u2019t see past his scars and age to the sweet personality beneath. If you don\u2019t take him, Wendy, I don\u2019t know what will become of him.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cFeeding five cats isn\u2019t much different from feeding four,\u201d Wendy reasoned to herself. \u201cThe most important thing is that Lucky has a good home to spend the rest of his life in.\u201d\n</p><p>However, Wendy soon noticed the strain on her finances. The cat food and litter were depleting slightly faster, and her pension was already tight.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46833 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467483649_936499611385558_392848408488085062_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"966\"' height='\"1449\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>One day, as Wendy sat down to figure out how to manage without dipping into her limited savings, she heard a painful meow. Rushing into the sitting room, she immediately saw that something was terribly wrong with Lucky.\n</p><p>\u201cBut will he be okay, Dr. Perry?\u201d Wendy asked, pressing her hand against the transparent box. Inside, Lucky lay curled up with a drip attached to his leg, his eyes dull and in pain.\n</p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing our best for him, Wendy, but it depends on what happens next. All we can do is pray that he responds to the medication,\u201d Dr. Perry replied gently.\n</p><p>Wendy gazed at Lucky, unsure if she could afford his treatments, yet unable to let him suffer. She longed to reach out and comfort him, wishing she could let him know he wasn\u2019t alone.\n</p><p>\u201cWhat do you want with my cat and me? If you\u2019re trying to poison us, you won\u2019t succeed. I\u2019ve already called the police!\u201d Wendy demanded.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-46831 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467872364_1022077333088237_6969484378355620013_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"992\"' height='\"661\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cI can see he\u2019s another one of your rescues, Wendy, so I\u2019m only going to bill you for any medication we need to give him,\u201d Dr. Perry responded calmly.\n</p><p>Wendy shook her head. \u201cAs I\u2019ve told you before, Dr. Perry, I appreciate your kindness, but Lucky is my pet and my responsibility.\u201d\n</p><p>The young vet frowned. \u201cI\u2019m still going to keep offering, Wendy. You\u2019ve done these cats a great kindness by taking them in, and I wish you\u2019d let me help ease the burden where I can.\u201d\n</p><p>A few days later, Lucky returned home in good health, but strange occurrences began to take place. The Saturday after bringing Lucky home, Wendy found dollar bills scattered on her doormat. Initially, she thought they had fallen from her purse, but the next day, more money appeared on her bedroom floor.\n</p><p>\u201cWhat is happening?\u201d Wendy muttered as she counted the bills. She checked her purse, but no money was missing.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46832 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/462565999_1662700184331259_9169967590087829636_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"847\"' height='\"1271\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>On Monday, while knitting a cap for her friend Hannah, Lucky entered through the cat door with something in his mouth.\n</p><p>\u201cYou better not be bringing mice into my house, Lucky!\u201d Wendy exclaimed.\n</p><p>Wendy stood up to see what Lucky had brought. To her astonishment, he dropped a twenty-dollar bill.\n</p><p>\u201cWhere are you getting these?\u201d Wendy asked. Lucky simply rubbed against her legs in response.\n</p><p>Wendy called Hannah to inquire if she knew about Lucky\u2019s behavior. Hannah was equally puzzled.\n</p><p>\u201cMaybe he\u2019s decided to pay rent,\u201d Hannah joked. \u201cDon\u2019t worry too much, Wendy. You know what they say: don\u2019t look a gift horse in the mouth.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-46830 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/471728203_1518330362172884_7996038187168351385_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"992\"' height='\"661\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Despite Hannah\u2019s lighthearted comment, Wendy couldn\u2019t shake the feeling that Lucky might be stealing from her neighbors, the only plausible explanation she could think of. Determined to uncover the truth, she decided to keep a closer watch on Lucky.\n</p><p>The next day, Wendy observed Lucky closely. He played a bit with Snowy, one of her other cats, then settled beneath a bush in her yard. Lucky spent a lot of time sleeping in various spots around the yard.\n</p><p>As Wendy watched Lucky lazily tapping at a fallen leaf, she began to doubt her suspicions\u2014until a mysterious car pulled up near her front gate. A person emerged, crouched near the picket fence, and approached Lucky.\n</p><p>Wendy quickly set her knitting aside and reached for her glasses, only to realize they weren\u2019t there. Determined not to miss the encounter between Lucky and the stranger, Wendy leaned closer to the window and narrowed her eyes.\n</p><p>Lucky ran toward the person, who picked him up and cradled him on their lap. Wendy couldn\u2019t discern if the person was young or old, male or female, as a hood concealed their face.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46829 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467477883_880868234121055_3618319165079545659_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"837\"' height='\"1256\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>After a few minutes, the stranger set Lucky down and handed him something before rushing back to their car. Lucky bounded towards the house as the car sped away.\n</p><p>Wendy grabbed Lucky as he crawled through the cat flap, noticing he was carrying another twenty-dollar bill.\n</p><p>\u201cYou aren\u2019t supposed to play with strangers,\u201d Wendy scolded.\n</p><p>Wendy lifted the bill to examine it. \u201cYour friend could well be up to no good!\u201d\n</p><p>Lucky rubbed against her legs and looked up. \u201cMah-ow.\u201d\n</p><p>The situation made Wendy increasingly uneasy. She began to fear that the stranger had malicious intentions, possibly even trying to poison Lucky.\n</p><p>The next day, Wendy waited as the car stopped outside her house again. Seizing the moment while the person was distracted by Lucky, Wendy burst through the front door wielding her cane.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-46828 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467484817_2025758614569129_7323795975483119666_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"992\"' height='\"661\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cWhat do you want with my cat and me? If you\u2019re trying to poison us, you won\u2019t succeed. I\u2019ve already called the police!\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cDon\u2019t be so harsh on my accomplice. I\u2019m sure he also would want to repay you for the kindness you\u2019ve shown him,\u201d the stranger replied.\n</p><p>Startled, the hooded figure scrambled to their feet, but Lucky, frightened by Wendy\u2019s sudden outburst, clawed at the person and leaped onto their shoulder, knocking their hood aside.\n</p><p>Wendy gasped as she recognized the face beneath the hood. Pointing her cane at the person, she demanded, \u201cWhy on earth are you giving Lucky money?\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Wendy,\u201d Dr. Perry said, raising his hands defensively as he backed toward his car.\n</p><p>\u201cStop right there. You aren\u2019t going anywhere until I get an explanation, Dr. Perry.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cI just wanted to help. You always refuse to let me waive a portion of your vet bills, so I had to try another way. Lucky gave me the idea, actually. When we were treating him, I tried to get him to play by sticking a piece of paper through a ventilation hole in his cage.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-46827 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467375729_1293298938648107_3821635879109697595_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"992\"' height='\"661\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Dr. Perry smiled and shook his head. \u201cHe grabbed the paper in his teeth and carried it to the other side of the cage. I\u2019ve never seen a cat do that, and I realized I could use him to make donations to you.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cDonations?\u201d Wendy straightened up. \u201cI am not a charity case!\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cNo, you\u2019re a good person who\u2019s too proud to accept a helping hand, Wendy. But I had to find a way to help you because you\u2019re one of the few people I\u2019ve met who cares as deeply for animals as I do.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cYou see, I was just like you when I was a child,\u201d Dr. Perry continued. \u201cI used all my pocket money to buy food for the stray cats and dogs in my neighborhood, and they eventually became my pets. I also rescued any injured birds I found, but that all stopped when my mom remarried.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cMy stepfather took all my animal friends and dumped them in the forest.\u201d Dr. Perry hung his head. \u201cI tried to find them, but I never did. I never forgave him or my mom, either. When I left home to become a vet, I cut all ties with them.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46826 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/462579157_1141531614002424_3919745386506209685_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"858\"' height='\"1287\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s terrible,\u201d Wendy said, wiping away a tear. \u201cI understand why you want to help me, Dr. Perry, and I do need the help, but I\u2019ve lived alone all my life. I don\u2019t know how to accept your kindness. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry I frightened you, Wendy.\u201d Dr. Perry took Wendy\u2019s hand gently. \u201cPlease, can we sit down and discuss a way I can help you care for your cats that won\u2019t upset you?\u201d\n</p><p>Wendy nodded. \u201cCome inside. I have some pop if you don\u2019t want coffee.\u201d\n</p><p>Dr. Perry followed Wendy inside, where Lucky greeted them with his usual \u201cmah-ow\u201d and a leg rub.\n</p><p>After a heartfelt discussion, Wendy agreed to let Dr. Perry bring food for the cats every month and provide regular check-ups. This arrangement allowed Wendy to continue caring for her cats without exhausting her pension.\n</p><p>Dr. Perry also organized a fundraiser to cover unexpected expenses, such as Lucky\u2019s sudden illness. Wendy was moved to tears with gratitude when Dr. Perry announced the fundraiser\u2019s success.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46825 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467477749_626159336645634_7579081041368536395_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"865\"' height='\"1298\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cDo you hear that, Lucky?\u201d Wendy lifted the cat into her arms and scratched his chin. \u201cYou\u2019re set for life now. No need for any more dubious escapades on your part.\u201d\n</p><p>Dr. Perry chuckled. \u201cDon\u2019t be so harsh on my accomplice. I\u2019m sure he also would want to repay you for the kindness you\u2019ve shown him.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cI only wish there was more I could do for the cats in this city,\u201d Wendy replied, smiling as Lucky purred contentedly. \u201cBut I\u2019m just one old lady, and there are only so many cats I can care for.\u201d\n</p><p>Two years later, Dr. Perry still remembered Wendy\u2019s words from that day. Standing before a new building he had purchased and converted into a shelter, he felt a sense of fulfillment. Lucky perched on his shoulder, seemingly unfazed by the small crowd gathered nearby.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-46833 aligncenter src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/467483649_936499611385558_392848408488085062_n.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"880\"' height='\"1320\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>\u201cThank you all for coming today,\u201d Dr. Perry addressed the attendees. \u201cWhile I\u2019m happy to see so many familiar faces, it also saddens me that a woman I came to know as a close friend won\u2019t be able to join us today.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cWendy spent most of her adult life providing a safe home to cats from shelters all over this city. To honor her memory, I hereby declare the Wendy Cat Shelter open for business,\u201d Dr. Perry announced, signaling to a man nearby.\n</p><p>The man lifted a cloth to reveal a portrait of Wendy surrounded by all five of her cats, with Lucky sitting on her lap, playfully begging for a treat. Dr. Perry had taken the photo himself, smiling fondly as he reminisced about that day.\n</p><p>\u201cWendy always wished she could do more to help the cats in our city. I\u2019m counting on all of you to help me fulfill her dream by supporting this shelter,\u201d Dr. Perry concluded, inviting everyone to join in honoring Wendy\u2019s lifelong dedication to her feline friends.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Wendy, a lonely retiree, dedicated most of her life to giving shelter cats a permanent home. However, when her latest feline companion, Lucky, began bringing dollar bills into her house, Wendy soon realized something unusual was unfolding in her neighborhood. \u201cThere, there,\u201d Wendy murmured as she reached into the pet carrier, gently stroking the shorthair &hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":91912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1439],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91924,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91911\/revisions\/91924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></strong></em></p>