Peter Piper had the kind of gentle face that could win anyone over at first glance.

The striking stray with pale blue eyes was discovered peering out from an old pipe at a St. Louis, Missouri, construction site, where he appeared to be standing guard over something important.

Day after day, he kept watch beside the rusted metal tubes as workers came and went, never straying from his post. It wasn’t long before they realized there was a reason for his devotion that touched every person who saw him.

A Guardian With A Secret Mission

At first, the workers thought Peter was simply a nervous stray. Each time they moved closer, he growled softly, warning them to stay back.

Then, faint whimpers echoed from deep inside the pipe, revealing the truth: Peter wasn’t guarding empty space. He was

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