Last week, Brazilian writer Aline Magnani was feeling a bit under the weather, so she decided to work her job remotely rather than ride her motorcycle to the office.
But in that time, the bike didn’t exactly go unused.
On Monday, after Magnani had recovered, she grabbed her bag and helmet, planning to take her motorcycle to work. It was only then that she realized the bike had a new occupant.
There to greet her, poised near the bike’s handlebars, was a little turtledove.
“I asked, ‘What are you doing here?’” Magnani told The Dodo. “It was funny because the bird stood up and moved to another part of the motorcycle. I felt like it was trying to show me why she was there.”
Turns out, the little bird had a good reason to not vacate the spot entirely.
“When she stood up, I saw the eggs,” Magnani said. “It was pretty cute. I felt like it was trying to explain to me why she was there.”
Magnani relies on the motorcycle to get to work, but she also didn’t want to evict the mother bird and her nest. So, she chose the kindest path.
Magnani resolved to get a ride to work from her boyfriend instead, that day and every other until the bird decides to leave.
If all goes well, it may be several week before the turtledove’s hatch and the bird moves on. And on her behalf, Magnani is willing to wait.
“I feel that mom needs my help,” she said. “I’m ordering food instead of going out, and planning my day according to my boyfriend’s availability. I’m doing what I can to help.”
This story has been taken from The Dodo
