Last Christmas katlaughing posted a link to this story, which they put out on the radio every year, I gather.

Anyway, I remembered it, and I thought people might like to hear it if they haven't heard it before. And if they have heard before they might like to hear again. So here it is

Mind you, there've been true stories on the Mudcat this year which have been just as heartwarming. The kind of stories that stop you wanting to give up on people, which can be tempting at times.