In t?? ????t ?? ? ??stlin? cit?, ?mi?st t?? n?is? ?n? c???s ?? ??il? li??, ? ????tw??min? ?n? ??t ????l? t????lin? st??? ?n??l???. It w?s ? t?l? ?? kitt?ns, ???n? ?mi?st ???? w?st?, t??t s??wc?s?? ??t? t?? ???k si?? ?? ??m?n in?i?????nc? ?n? t?? ??????n? c???cit? ??? kin?n?ss ?n? c?m??ssi?n.

It ?ll ????n ?n? c?ill? m??nin? w??n ? kin?-????t?? s?nit?ti?n w??k?? n?m?? J?k? w?s ?n ?is ??il? ???t?, c?ll?ctin? ??????? ???m t?? cit?’s ??m?s ?n? ??sin?ss?s. Ami?st t?? cl?tt??in? ?? ?ins ?n? t?? ??m ?? t?? cit?, s?m?t?in? c????t ?is ???—?n ??? ??stlin? s??n? c?min? ???m ? l????, ?isc????? ??? ?? ???? w?st?.

C??i?sit? ?i????, J?k? ?in???l? ???n?? t?? ??? t? ?isc?v?? ? ????t-w??nc?in? si??t: t???? tin?, ????il? kitt?ns, n? ?l??? t??n ? ??w w??ks, ????l?? ?mi?st ?isc????? ???? sc???s. T??? w??? w??k, s?iv??in?, ?n? cl???l? m?ln???is???. It w?s ? ??im ??min??? ?? t?? in?i?????nc? ?n? n??l?ct t??t s?m? ??m?ns w??? c????l? ??.

Wit???t ??sit?ti?n, J?k? sc????? ?? t?? kitt?ns ?n? ??s??? t??m t? ? n????? ?nim?l s??lt??. T?? s??lt?? st???, ?x???i?nc?? in c??in? ??? ???n??n?? ?n? n??l?ct?? ?nim?ls, imm??i?t?l? ????n t?? ??lic?t? ???c?ss ?? n??sin? t?? kitt?ns ??ck t? ???lt?.

As t?? ???s t??n?? int? w??ks, t?? kitt?ns sl?wl? t??ns???m??. Wit? ?????? n?t?iti?n, w??mt?, ?n? m??ic?l c???, t??? ????n t? t??iv?. T??i? ?nc?-??ll ???s s???kl?? wit? li??, ?n? t??i? ???il ???i?s ?ill?? ??t wit? t?? ???mis? ?? ? ??i??t?? ??t???.

H?w?v??, t?? st??? t??k ?n ?n?x??ct?? t??n w??n t?? s??lt?? st??? ?isc?v???? t??t ?n? ?? t?? kitt?ns ??? ? c?n??nit?l c?n?iti?n t??t ????i??? s??ci?liz?? t???tm?nt. It w?s ? c??ll?n?in? ?i??n?sis, ??t t?? st??? w?s ?n??t?????. T??? ???c??? ??t t? ? n?tw??k ?? ?nim?l w?l???? ????niz?ti?ns ?n? ??n????s ??n??s t? s?c??? t?? ??n?s n????? ??? t?? kitt?n’s s??????.

T?? s?????? w?s ? s?cc?ss, ?n? t?? kitt?n ??c?v???? ??m??k??l? w?ll. All t???? kitt?ns, w?? ??? ???n ?isc????? ?mi?st ???? w?st?, w??? n?w ??ll ?? ?n???? ?n? ?l????ln?ss. T??? w??? ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? li?? ?n? t?? ?nw?v??in? c?mmitm?nt ?? t??s? w?? ??? ??lli?? t? s?v? t??m.

T?is ????tw??min? t?l? ?? kitt?ns ??sc??? ???m ???? w?st? ?n???sc???? t?? st??k c?nt??st ??tw??n ??m?n in?i?????nc? ?n? t?? c???cit? ??? c?m??ssi?n. It s??v?? ?s ? ??min??? t??t ?v?n in t?? ??c? ?? n??l?ct ?n? c???lt?, t???? ??? in?ivi???ls lik? J?k? ?n? t?? s??lt?? st??? w?? ??? willin? t? ?? t? ????t l?n?t?s t? ???vi?? ? s?c?n? c??nc? ?t li??.

T?? kitt?ns’ j???n?? ?ls? ?i??li??t?? t?? im???t?nc? ?? c?mm?nit? ?n? t?? ??w?? ?? c?ll?ctiv? ?cti?n. It w?s ? ??min??? t??t w??n ????l? c?m? t???t??? t? s?????t ? c?mm?n c??s?, t??? c?n ?v??c?m? ??st?cl?s ?n? c???t? mi??cl?s. In t?is c?s?, t?? kitt?ns ???n? in ???? w?st? ??? n?t ?nl? ???n ??sc??? ??t ??? ?ls? ins?i??? ? n?tw??k ?? in?ivi???ls ?n? ????niz?ti?ns t? ?nit? in t??i? c??s?.

Ultim?t?l?, t?is st??? w?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ?n???in? s?i?it ?? ???? ?n? t?? inc???i?l? t??ns???m?ti?ns t??t ??? ??ssi?l? w??n c?m??ssi?n ???v?ils ?v?? in?i?????nc?. T?? kitt?ns, ?nc? ?isc????? lik? ????s?, w??? n?w c???is??? ?n? l?v??, ? livin? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? li?? ?n? t?? ????t? ?? s?c?n? c??nc?s.