The Puppies
Over the course of the night, the firemen tried after multiple incidents. The tiny puppies fit comfortably into the palm of their hands. The men wiped their tired eyes with a wet cloth, shivering from the cold.
Each puppy was carefully placed into the blanket-lined cardboard box. They were whimpering and whining as they crawled across the small blanket, desperate to cuddle up close to one another. But just then, the men made a strange realization.