Apr 07, 2005 16:03
I kno the little e-mail can get old but i juss had to post this one! its so cute :)
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 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 off
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
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, "there's no
charge for love."
17 days :D