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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 little boy.
"Mister,
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, farmer reached down and picked
up the little pup.
Holding it carefully 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 little boy.
"Mister,
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, farmer reached down and picked
up the little pup.
Holding it carefully handed it to the little boy.
"How much?" asked the little boy. "No charge," answered
the farmer, "There's no charge for love."

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