Woman gives squirrel something to eat daily - the rodent comes back with a surprise treat and leaves it at her door

Showing kindness doesn't cost a thing but we don't find ourselves on the receiving end of those kind gestures often. A squirrel is setting an example for humans on how no amount of gratitude deserves to be forgotten. @ethznn on TikTok shared an interesting video that captured a heartfelt but indirect interaction between a woman and a squirrel. Even though the original video was deleted, u/i-am-ampersand on Reddit reshared it with the online community where people gushed at the wholesome moment. 

In the brief video which was likely captured by the security camera mounted at the entrance of the woman's house, we can see her climbing up the stairs with a package in her hand. After she stops in front of the entrance and starts looking for the house keys, her eyes catch something unusual. The bright red color of the object placed on an elevation by the door is actually a cookie. The woman appears puzzled and looks around to figure out how that edible ended up in an odd place like that. 

But another attached clip with the CCTV footage sheds light on the mystery behind the appearance of a rogue cookie. A moment captured in the footage before the woman's arrival shows a brown squirrel. The squirrel carefully climbs the rails while carrying the cookie in its mouth and places it near the entrance. The squirrel doesn't linger around and makes its way back. But the sweet gesture by the rodent had a story behind it. The woman had been feeding the same squirrel every day at her home and it had become a regular visitor. To thank the lady for her generosity, the squirrel brought a single cookie for her. 

The adorable footage won over people on the internet in an instant. u/wpgjudi explained, "Squirrels are neurotic. 80% of what they store, they forget and they are the national animal of ADHD running around, storing as much as possible, then freaking out, unable to find it or forget and realizing summer is rushing by, start a new hoard." u/a-buck-three-eighty shared, "We feed squirrels in the winter. Sometimes they knock on the door if we're late. In exchange, they planted a tree for me in the middle of an empty planter. I nurtured it and planted it in the ground. Now they hang out in it as it gets taller." ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ 

u/CollapsingTheWave commented, "My cat would bring mice, baby squirrels, baby rabbits, birds, moles, random varmint organs... Once she brought a live mouse as a gift, we promptly took it far down the driveway and released it. That same evening she brought us the poor mouse's severed head complete with spine and nothing else. I think she didn't take too kindly to releasing it but she has since passed."  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ 

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