the best of others

I was driving down the street and saw a turtle crossing the road. I was worried about him getting crushed, so I drove it to the lake and tossed it in.

When I got home, I realized the neighbor boy thought his pet turtle ran away from home. He was so sad, I did the only thing I could think of to make him stop crying.

Go to the lake and try to find the turtle? Buy another one?

No, drove the neighbor boy to the lake and tossed him in.