A sick man tried to sleep through his cat’s constant cries, but when they grew louder, he finally got up. The cat rushed to the kitchen, where a faint smell of gas hung in the air—a stove knob had been left open.
Shaken, he turned it off and realized his cat hadn’t been annoying him at all—it had just saved his life. Later, with the cat curled beside him, he fell asleep filled with gratitude for his unlikely little guardian.