Young parents noticed that their eldest son entered his younger brother’s room every morning at exactly six o’clock: they were shocked when they discovered the reason 
Lately, the young parents had begun to notice strange behavior from their eldest son.
Every morning, precisely at six, he would wake up on his own — no alarm clock, no reminders. The boy would quietly get out of bed, dress, and carefully make his way to the room where his one-year-old little brother slept.
With incredible care, as if afraid of waking the whole house, he would take the baby out of the crib and bring him to his own room.
At first, the mother smiled at the sight. She thought, “Perhaps he misses his little brother so much and wants to spend more time with him.” But the strange thing was that this happened every morning, at the same time, with such precision as if it were a secret ritual.
A week passed. The mother began to wonder if there was something more behind it. She became anxious. Why exactly six in the morning? Why did her son never miss a single day?
One day, she decided to follow him. She got up early, pretended to sleep, and watched. Exactly at 6:00, the eldest son, as usual, entered the room, approached his brother’s crib, and, with care — adult, almost parental — held the baby close to him.
At that moment, the mother could no longer contain herself and spoke:
Mom… You recently talked to Grandma. I heard everything. You complained that it’s hard, that little brother doesn’t let you sleep every night… And then I heard you say that you wanted to put us in an orphanage so you could rest a little.
The woman’s heart clenched painfully.
— Son… what are you saying, I was just joking, — her voice trembled with tears.
The boy shook his head and held his brother even tighter:
— I just wanted you to rest. So that little brother wouldn’t bother you in the mornings. That’s why I took him to my room. Please, don’t put us in an orphanage…
The mother felt her breath catch from guilt and bitterness. She fell to her knees, hugged both sons at once, and repeated in a trembling voice:
— Forgive me, forgive me, my dear… I will never, ever give you away.
At that moment, she realized that children hear and feel much more than adults think. And sometimes, one careless word can foreve
