A cat’s ideal life is probably to be free and have no worries about food and clothing! However, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. If you want to gain something, you must lose something else.
In front of a supermarket in Istanbul, there lives such a stray cat. It lives a more prosperous life than a pet cat because many people take the initiative to buy it delicious food every day.
A stray cat that earns its own living
This stray cat named Huahua has been living in front of the supermarket for two years. Huahua hangs out in the cat food section of the supermarket all year round.
Whenever someone passes by, the cats will look at each other with extremely sincere eyes. How could anyone reject an aggrieved kitten?
Most people can't resist Huahua's eye attack, and take the initiative to reach out and stroke its little head. Simple humans don't know yet that she has fallen into Huahua's gentle trap.
The cat walks to the shelf very naturally, stands on both feet, and skillfully pulls the cat food on it with his paws. While pulling, he meows imploringly, as if to say: Good Samaritan, I am so hungry, can you buy me some food?
What bad thoughts do kittens have? It just wanted to have a full meal, and it probably hesitated for a long time before mustering up the courage to ask for help.
When the kind man went to check out with the food, he learned from the cashier that he had been fooled. He was the third person Huahua brought into the store today. It is said that Huahua's best performance was to bring 10 people into the store in one day.
The gold-medal "food tray" in the cat food section
Although Huahua is a stray cat, it usually does not lack food. The kind-hearted clerks feed it every day. The supermarket has long become Huahua's home.
But at some point, the clever Huahua discovered that as long as she pointed at the shelf and meowed a few times, someone would be willing to pay for it with their own money to buy it food, and things got out of hand after that.
Almost every day, customers are pulled to the shelves by Huahua to buy the food they want to eat. If the cat doesn’t like the flavor chosen by the human, the cat will correct it in time until it selects the flavor it likes.
Although the cashier will remind customers every time they check out that the cat is not actually hungry, but just greedy, most people will still choose to pay for it!
Because of Huahua’s existence, sales in the cat food section of supermarkets have skyrocketed. Many people know that this cat is a “food supporter”, and its glorious deeds (cheating to eat and drink) even alarmed the local TV station.
Unexpectedly, after Huahua’s story was reported, more people came to see her. Many people were willing to buy food for her. They were worried that Huahua’s health would be affected if she ate too much. When necessary, the store staff would stop her.
The happiest cat
Since Huahua became famous, many local residents in Istanbul wanted to take her home to end the cat’s wandering life, but their bosses refused.
In fact, not long after Huahua arrived at the supermarket, an employee tried to adopt him. However, after he brought the cat home, the little guy began not to eat or drink, and he was depressed every day. The clerk had no choice but to bring him back.
Huahua has already adapted to a life of interacting with many people every day. Bringing it to a closed house may not be the best home for it. In the end, everyone respected Huahua's idea and built a small nest for her in the employee rest area of the supermarket.
On the streets of Istanbul, there are many stray cats like Huahua. Rather than saying that they are stray cats, they are domestic cats raised by all locals. Cats living here are actively fed by people every day. They are probably the happiest cats in the world.
After Huahua settled in the supermarket, he no longer had to worry about food. However, this little guy not only supported himself by his own efforts, but also increased the turnover of the supermarket. He is a veritable lucky cat. Is this another form of repayment? I wish the smart Huahua and kind-hearted people always happiness.