A stray cat showed up in the neighborhood, and our family’s old cat surprisingly took it under its wing!

A friend of mine runs a farm and has this adorable, big ginger cat. The ginger is quite old and not much into moving around these days, but my friend makes sure it’s well taken care of, enjoying its golden years…

Then, this tiny stray kitten turns up at the farm, scrawny and clearly having had a tough time with food for a while.

The little guy was super timid and scared of people, always keeping its distance even though my friend was nothing but kind and even offered it food.

But a few days later, I witnessed something incredible: the old ginger, instead of shooing the little stray away, was actually playing with it in the yard.

This was something you just couldn’t imagine before. That ginger used to be so bossy, ruling the farm like it was the only cat allowed for miles!

Once, while feeding the ginger, my friend was stunned to see it standing by the stray, letting it eat first.

After that, my friend started putting out an extra bowl of food, so both could chow down to their heart’s content.

Slowly but surely, the little stray warmed up, following the ginger inside the house for little tours.

With the ginger’s lead, it even started getting used to life indoors.

Finally, my friend decided to adopt the little one. And the ginger? Oh, it couldn’t have been prouder:

“Mom! Look, this is the little kitty I brought home!”