eSPO
8th March 2005, 17:39
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 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 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."
The world is full of people who need someone who
understands.
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 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 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."
The world is full of people who need someone who
understands.