Story By: Lee Bullen, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report

A young boy ran over his neighbour’s chicken with his bike felt so guilty he ran to a nearby hospital clutching the bird in one hand and all his pocket money in the other.

Picture Credits: AsiaWire & AsiaWire/@sanga.says

A photo of the unnamed tot, who lives in the town of Sairang in the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram, bordering with Bangladesh and Myanmar, was posted on Facebook where it has been ‘liked’ 126,000 times and shared by 88,000 people.

In the heart-melting image, the sweet youngster, whose age was not reported, is seen looking into the camera with sorry eyes as he holds up a limp chicken in one hand and a banknote in the other.

According to local media, the boy was riding his bike on the street outside his home when he accidentally ran over a neighbour’s chicken.

Wracked with guilt, the tot rushed to get all the money he had and then took the bird to a nearby hospital.

Reports did not say whether the injured bird survived.

Netizen ‘M S Ralte Tluangtluangi’ commented: “God bless little angel!”

‘Sonu Bindas’ said: “Yes, we are all human and deed to learn such gestures. Love you kid, keep growing with a pure mind. Always listen your heart.”