A little boy
A farmer had some puppies he needed to
sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups, and set about nailing it to a
post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he
felt tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister,"
he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said
the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat of the back of his neck, "these puppies
come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment.
Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held
it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a
look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a
whistle. "Here Dolly!" he called. Out from the doghouse and down ramp
ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face
against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made
their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside
the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller.
Down the ramp it slid. Then in a awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling
toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the
little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side
and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run
and play with you like these other dogs would." With that the little boy
stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his
trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his
leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer,
he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need
someone who understands." With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down
and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little
boy.
"How much?" asked the little
boy. "No charge," answered the farmer,
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