VIRAL: Boy tears up after 6-year-old sister surprises him with hamster

A viral video of a boy crying happy tears after his 6-year-old sister surprised him with a pet hamster had the Internet gushing.

Daniel Stout wanted a pet hamster after his sister Abby received one for her birthday. Since then, he decided to save up and did household chores to get extra cash to buy his own pet, said their mother Rachel.

Abby then decided to spend the $55 worth of money and gift cards she received for her birthday to buy his brother his own hamster.

“I asked her what she wanted to do with her money and she says, ‘I want to surprise Daniel and buy him his hamster. He has been working soooo hard,’” Rachel said on her Facebook page.

So when Daniel went to a sleepover, Abby and her mother went to the pet store and bought the hamster. Upon coming home, Daniel was led to her sister’s surprise.

He then embraced his sister tightly while crying. Abby then asked her brother, “”Why are you crying?” Seconds later, she said, “Are you happy crying?” to which her brother nodded.

The video has been shared more than 47,000 times and viewed by more than 2.7 million Facebook users. AJH

Watch the adorable exchange between the Stout siblings here:

So ever since Abby got her hamster Daniel had been busting his butt doing extra chores and going above and beyond to earn money to buy himself one. We added up Abigail’s birthday money and gift cards and she had $55 total. I asked her what she wanted to do with her money and she says, “I want to surprise Daniel and buy him his hamster. He has been working soooo hard.” I asked her numerous times of she was sure that’s what she wanted to do with her money and she never faltered. Daniel went over to a friend’s house to have a sleepover and we took Abby to pet smart where she asked for the exact hamster Daniel said he wanted, held it to make sure it was nice and excitedly told the woman all about how she was surprising her brother. We got it home, set it up and she she couldn’t wait for him to get home from his sleep over so he could be surprised and meet and name his hamster. This is the video of him meeting “Cubby.” Daniel Stout

Posted by Rachel Stout on Monday, February 15, 2016