I Want That Puppy

[waarheid77]

                                     

I want that puppy


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 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 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."

I do not remember where this came from. It was an email I got years ago. I saved it on another email I have always had. Left out the rest of it as it was junk. Hope you enjoy it.

Ken

[grapehound]

Yeah Janine, I agree It's a great story.

waarheid77, sorry to break this to ya on your early posts, but this was already aired by Arion, (I think) about 2 weeks ago! Having said that, It's a great read and deserves the bump!

Keep posting, 'cos if that's the type of thing you like, you're right on target for me and I think many others here. It got some good responses, so don't be discouraged. It's worth another read for reminding us there's a lot to be grateful for when we think we got a bad deal.

Muchest Luv

Grape