| Puppy
Story
A farmer had some
puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign
advertising the 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 a tug on his overalls. He
looked down in 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
off 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, and out from the
doghouse and down the 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
somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling
toward the others, doing his 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 side of his leg attaching itself to a
specially made shoe. Looking back at the farmer, he
said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he
will need someone who understands."
The
world is full on people who need someone who understands.
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