[EN/PT] The lady Who Looked After Street Animals

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The story I am going to tell happened with a neighbor when I lived in my parents' house. The year was 2011, I had just finished school, and I wasn't working yet. During that time, I witnessed several events in this neighbor's house, and her name was Luzinete.

Luzinete had just lost her husband. Before, she was a vibrant and full-of-life woman, but she fell into a state of depression. To try to distance herself from the memories she shared with her late husband, she sold her house and bought another one, which was in front of my parents' house.

As she lived alone and her children had already married or moved out, she took care of abandoned animals from the streets, claiming that these little creatures helped her find the strength to keep on living. My mother would often visit her, and they would talk a lot. In one of their conversations, she admitted that she had attempted suicide, but seeing those little animals she cared for, alone and with no one to feed them, made her reconsider.

Initially, there were only a few cats and dogs, but as she fed them on the street and at her doorstep, more animals appeared. She started sheltering some dogs and cats, which were in deplorable conditions, in her own house. This caused her house to always have a bad smell.

She was a very kind lady, especially with animals. She always carried pet food in her bag and made a point to feed stray dogs or cats she encountered on the streets. However, over time, all of this became bothersome, as her doorstep was always crowded with these animals.

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At night, the dogs wouldn't stop barking, and on other nights, there were fights among them. Sometimes, a motorcyclist or cyclist would pass by, and the dogs would chase after these people. There were nights when Luzinete would throw pet food on the neighborhood's rooftops so that stray cats could eat. However, these actions led to more cats showing up, resulting in feline fights and damage to the rooftops.

I remember that our family and the neighborhood could no longer tolerate the situation. So, some neighbors joined forces and reported Luzinete to the City Hall, which took measures against her. One of them was to prohibit her from sheltering so many animals in her house because it had become uninhabitable.

I don't remember exactly, but she stopped bringing the dogs inside her house. Many dogs were collected by the city authorities. Then, Luzinete found herself alone without her four-legged companions. And it didn't take long for her to commit suicide. 😥

As she lived alone, the exact moment of her death is unknown, but on the day she died, some of the animals she cared for gathered at her doorstep. The dogs barked in a strange way, unlike anything seen before. After almost two days without seeing Luzinete, neighbors broke into her house and found her; her body already had a foul smell.

The police arrived at the scene along with the fire department to remove her from the hanging rope. There was a large crowd of curious people in the street that day.

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On the day of her burial, I remember some dogs staying outside her house. When the coffin left for the cemetery, some of the dogs that were there began to follow. Some neighbors regretted making the report, thinking that she might still be alive if they hadn't. However, what startled the neighborhood was that on the night she was buried, many heard her voice calling her favorite dogs, "Pretinha and Marron," several times. There were dog barks, and there were several cats on the rooftops. The next morning, there was pet food scattered at the neighbors' doors where she used to leave it.

Perhaps her spirit was not at peace because her mission was to feed and care for these poor animals, and now there was no one else to do it. For a long time, strange noises could be heard from the late Luzinete's house during the night, and the dogs still slept in front of her door.

This was my participation in the Hive Learners Community challenge: Tell Us a Story. I hope you enjoyed my entry!

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A história que irei contar aconteceu com uma vizinha, quando morava na casa de meus país. O ano era 2011 eu estava terminado o ensino e ainda não trabalhava. Nessa época acompanhei vários acontecimentos na casa dessa vizinha, seu nome era Luzinete.

Luzinete tinha acabado de perder seu marido, antes era uma mulher vibrante e cheia de vida, entrou em estado de depressão. E para tentar afastar as lembranças que viveu com seu falecido marido vendeu sua casa e comprou outra, esta casa ficava de frente para a casa dos meus pais.

Como morava sozinha e seus filhos já tinha casado ou saido de casa. Ela cuidava de animais abandonados de rua ela falava que esse animazinhos ajudavam ela a ter forças para continuar vivendo. Minha mãe sempre passava na casa dela, para visitá-la e elas conversava bastante. Em uma de suas conversas ela afirmou que já tentou se matar, mas ver aqueles animmaizinhos de quem cuidava sozinhos e sem ninguém para alimentá-los fazia com que ela recuasse.

No começo existiam poucos gatos e cachorros, mas a medida que ela os alimentava na rua e na porta de sua casa, mais animais apareciam. Ela começou a abrigar alguns cachorros e gatos, que estavam em situação deporável, em sua própria casa. O que fazia com que sua casa sempre vivesse com mal cheiro.

Era ela uma senhora muito bondosa, principalmente com os animais. Ela sempre andava com ração em sua bolsa e quando via uma cachorro ou gato nas ruas fazia questão de alimentá-los. Mas, depois de um tempo tudo isso começou a incomodar, pois sua porta vivia repleta desses animais.

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A noite os cachorros não paravam de latir, em outras noites havia brigas entre si. As vezes passava um motequeiro ou ciclista pela rua e os cachorros corriam atrás dessas pessoas. Havia noite em que Luzinete jogava ração no telhado da vizinhança, para que os gatos de rua podessem comer. Porém, esse ações faziam com que muitos gatos aparecem e houvessem brigas felinas, além de fazerem o telhado de banheiro.

Lembro que nossa família já não estava aguentando a situação e nem a vizinhança. Então, alguns vizinhos se juntaram e denunciaram Luzinete na Prefeitura da cidade, que tomou algumas medidas contra essa senhora. Uma delas foi proibí-la de abrigar tantos animais na sua casa, pois sua casa tinha se tornado insalubre para moradia.

Eu não me lembro ao certo, mas ela parou de colocar os cachorros dentro de casa. E muitos cachorros foram recolhidos pela prefeitura. Então, Luzinete se viu sozinha sem seus companheiros de quatro patas. E não demorou muito para que ela cometesse suicídio. 😥

Como ela morava sozinha não se sabe o momento exato de sua morte, mas no dia em que ela morreu. Alguns dos animais que ela cuidava se amultuaram em sua porta. Os cachorros latiam de forma estranha como nunca tinha visto antes. Depois de quase dois dias sem ver a senhora Luzinete, os vizinhos arrombaram a sua porta e a encontraram, seu corpo já estava cheirando mal.

A policia apareceu no local junto com o corpo de bombeiro, para retirá-la da corda em que estava enforcada. Foi grande o movimento de pessoal curiosas na rua, neste dia.

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No dia do seu enterro lembro que alguns cachorros ficaram do lado de fora de sua casa, no momento em que o caixão saiu para ir em direção ao cemiterio alguns cachorros que estavam ali começaram a acompanhar.

Alguns vizinhos estavam arrependidos por ter feito a denúncia, pois caso contrária talvez ela ainda estivesse viva. Mas, o que deixou a vizinhança assustada foi que na noite em que ela foi enterrada muitos ouvirão a voz dela chamando os seus cachorros favoritos: "Pretinha e Marron", por diversas vezes. Houve latidos de cachorros e haviam vários gatos nos telhado. No outro dia pela manhã havia ração espelhada pelas portas dos vizinhos, nos locais onde ela costumava deixar.

Talvez seu espirito não estivesse em paz, pois a missão dela era alimentar e cuidar desses pobres animais e agora não havia mais ninguém para fazer isto. Por muito tempo durante a noite era possivel esculta barulhos estranhos vindo da casa da falecida Luzinete e os cachorros ainda dormiam na frente da sua porta.

Essa foi minha participação para o desafio da Comunidade Hive Learners: Conte nos uma História. Espero que tenha gostado da minha entrada!

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I’m sure the animals will definitely feel the death of the woman

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That’s a sad story I feel bad for her that she had chosen the death by her own and ended her life. Maybe she could not handle the loneliness I hope my parents would never go through this.

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After a partner leaves, those who remain usually leave soon, especially when they are older.

Thank you for comment!

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I have heard a similar story like this, that there was man who use to care the animals very much, especially the dog and when he died, on the day of his death, all the dogs that he use to take care, gathered outside his home and stayed there for quite a long period of time.


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Animals have feelings too, especially about their caretakers!

Thanks for reading and commenting!

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wow that's a sad story. i wonder how the neighbors felt since they kind of led her to that suicide. did they try to confront her before reporting to the city hall?

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Yes, some neighbors complained to her and tried to find a solution, but the problems continued. That's why they denounced her, but some people were very upset after her great

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i see thats sad then. poor old lady TT

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