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A Boy and His Puppy
Posted by
PEGASUS
(VIP) 6 Jun 2004 11:15pm
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
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 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. 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 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 so doing,
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.'
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