A man’s cat would often bring him little “gifts,” like most felines do—birds, mice, whatever it managed to hunt around their small neighborhood. The man never encouraged the behavior, always tossing the offerings out, but he figured it was just his cat’s way of saying thank you.

But one week, things went a little too far.

The man was a simple cook. He’d make spaghetti, soup, or stews, always leaving his pot on the stove to heat while finishing his nightly routine. Yet, for three nights in a row, when he came back to stir the food, he found something waiting for him: a dead animal dropped right into the pot.

At first, he suspected a strange prank or even rats. One night, he stayed up late to catch the culprit, but nothing happened. Finally, he set up a camera. What the footage revealed left him speechless.

The Cat’s Culinary Logic

The culprit was his own cat. Somehow, the cat had figured out the routine: the man always cooked in that specific pot, and food came from there. And in the cat’s mind, if the man wouldn’t eat the gifts left at the doorstep, then maybe he would eat them if they were “cooked.”

The footage showed the cat proudly carrying its latest catch, leaping up to the stove, and dropping it right into the simmering pot, absolutely certain it was finally helping its owner. To the cat, it wasn’t a prank at all—it was an act of love and devoted service.