Minnie and I were hanging out a couple of days ago at Adventures Outpost in Animal Kingdom. Minnie has remarkable hearing, and she uses this to her advantage. Two separate families came in to see her and her boyfriend, Mickey (you may have heard of him a time or two). The first family was very ordinary; hugs, autographs, pictures, goodbye. One member of the first family was chatting away with the mom of the second family. Minnie looked to see that there was a little girl, a four year old, clutching a Minnie Mouse doll, and bouncing up and down uncontrollably with excitement. Minnie loves kids like these.
Minnie noticed the conversation going on between the Mom and the family member of the first family, so she used her large but oh-so-feminine ears to eavesdrop. It turns out that the bouncy little girl of family #2 had just recovered from open heart surgery. What a neat thing to be congratulated on, and what if Minnie just happened to already know this? It could be be a magical moment!
So family #1 exited, and Minnie knelt down to welcome the little girl with a big hug. The girl sprinted to Minnie, and collapsed into her chest. The girl pulled away after a few minutes of snuggling Minnie, and she grinned up at Minnie. Minnie pointed gently to the little girl's heart, and then pointed to her own. The girl's eyes lit up knowingly. She nodded and said "I had to be cut open to sew up the hole in my heart!". Minnie nodded and told the girl how glad she was that she was well now. Mom stepped in, and said, "Tell her. Tell her about what Minnie did for you."
The little girl looked down and blushed. She lifted up her Minnie doll and said that Minnie went into surgery with her. That she laid on the operating table with her. She stayed with her in recovery. Minnie never left her side. The girl smiled and said, "Minnie made me alllllll better." She was so full on innocence. Minnie took a risk... but she brushed the girl's cheek with her hand, and slightly shook her head, pointing to the sky. Mom was crying at this point and said, "Yes, Jesus healed your heart, honey. But Minnie sure was a good friend to you, wasn't she?" The girl nodded her head vigorously.
It was time to say good-bye, and Minnie kissed the girl on the forehead and told her she loved her. The girl backed away to her mom, never taking her eyes off of Minnie. Right before the door closed, she whispered, but somehow Minnie heard it, "Thanks for staying with me, Minnie. I love you."
Thanks for the tissues warning!!! It was definitely needed!
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