6-Year-Old Boy Rewarded By School For Taking A Chicken He Accidentally Ran Over To Hospital With His 'Savings'

Apr 10, 2019 by apost team

In a small town in India, Mirzoram, a six-year-old boy touched the hearts of many on the internet after he went viral. A picture of the boy holding a chick on one hand and other was money. Supposedly, he had hit a chick accidentally while riding his bicycle.

The six-year-old goes by the name Derek C Lalchhanhima, rushed the chick to a hospital to seek immediate medical attention. As he sees with the adults, he took the only money to his name, ten rupees and ran to the nearest hospital.

He arrived at the hospital worried and in distraught seeing the chick needed immediate help. He wanted so deeply to save the chick’s life. The photo captures a worried and innocent young boy just looking out for a chick he injured.

apost.com

As per the confirmed reports, the chick belongs to one of Derek’s neighbors. Sanga, the one who posted Derek’s photo along with his plight to save the chick quotes that the scene was sad and funny at the same time.

His face tells of distraught and fear while his story doesn’t match Derek’s face at the moment. It was so innocent and cute; all in one.

Sanga narrated that it was Derek’s dad, Dhiraj Chhetri, a local policeman, who saw Derek’s reaction at first hand. According to Derek’s father, his son stomped into the house holding the lifeless chick.

With tears running down his face, Derek told his father that he wanted to save the chick’s life and even went ahead to take a hundred rupees for the course.

Young and innocent Derek didn’t even notice that the chick was lifeless. His father went ahead to break the news that the chick was already dead. The six-year-old was persistent that he wanted the chick running in no time and even begged his parents to allow him to rush the chic to the hospital for medical assistance.

Dhiraj saw his son’s conviction and gave him ten rupees to take the chick to hospital.

Derek’s resilience in wanting to save the chick impressed many people from both the internet and the local area. You can derive so much from such a young and pure soul. Even his school stepped up and awarded him.

The school clothed him in a shawl that signified heroes who accomplished great achievements. At just six years, Derek inspires millions through his pure actions.

What did you think of this little boy's inspiring move? Let us know in the comments and pass this along to your friends and family to brighten their day!