Anonymous ID: ce9734 July 14, 2021, 11:19 a.m. No.14122318   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

In July 1958 the French 13e demi-brigade de Lรฉgion รฉtrangรจre ( 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion ) was on duty in Algeria (near Jebel) when they found a foal (a baby donkey) that had been abandoned and was dying of hunger.

The soldiers took pity of the animal and decided to take it back with them to their base.

 

It was so weak that one of the men had to carry it, as they were walking back a photo was taken which ended up in the Paris Match and Daily Mail newspapers.

The story was soon shared by many other publications, like here in the Daily Mirror;