Four Dutchman's Wheels

Mr. Boo is an unusually quiet tuxedo cat. He seldom makes a sound at all. But the Tuesday after Mother’s Day, he woke up the whole family by meowing loudly. A boiler in their basement was malfunctioning, but at first the Kecskes family in Green Township, Ohio didn’t know what was wrong. Carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. Unless you have a working detector in the house, it might make you think you had the flu. Or, as the Kecskes family nearly did, you might just go to sleep and never wake up. It’s what could have happened if Mr. Boo hadn’t suddenly decided to make a fuss. The whole family including Mr.Boo and another housecat made it outside safely. Now that all the excitement is over, Mr. Boo is back to being quiet. As his owner puts it, “It's like he's been waiting his whole life to do this one heroic thing.”