Poor Boy Hears Dog Barking in Neighbor’s House for Two Days and Decides to Check Inside — Story of the Day

Ethan, a lonely 13-year-old from a poor family, noticed his neighbor’s dog barking nonstop. Despite his struggling parents’ rules to stay home, he investigated. Finding elderly Carla collapsed and immobile, he broke in, called 911, and saved her. Days later, she passed away, leaving her house to Ethan’s family as thanks—securing them a home as their own faced foreclosure. Her dog, Rocky, bonded with Ethan, teaching his parents kindness matters more than money.