have some tissuses handy..<br />
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A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.<br />
He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups.<br />
And set about nailing it to a post on the<br />
edge of his yard. As he was driving the <br />
last nail into the post,he felt a tug on <br />
his overalls. He looked down into the<br />
eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said,"I want to buy one of your puppies.""Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the<br />
sweat of the back of ! his neck,"These puppies come from fine parents and<br />
cost a good deal of money."<br />
The boy dropped his head for a moment.<br />
Then reaching deep into his pocket, <br />
he pulled out a handful of change and held<br />
it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine<br />
cents. Is that enough to take a look?""Sure," said the farmer, and with that he <br />
let out a whistle. Here, Dolly!" he called.<br />
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran <br />
Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.<br />
The little boy pressed his face against the <br />
chain link fence. His eyes danced with<br />
delight. As the dogs made their way to the<br />
fence,the little boy noticed something else<br />
stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another<br />
little ball appeared, this one noticeably<br />
smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a<br />
somewhat awkward manner, the little pup <br />
began hobbling toward the others,doing its<br />
best to catch up.... "I want that one,"<br />
the little boy said, pointing to the runt.<br />
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and<br />
said, "Son, you don't want that puppy.<br />
He will never be able to run and play with<br />
you like these other dogs would. " With that<br />
the little boy stepped back from the fence,<br />
reached down, and began rolling up one leg<br />
of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a <br />
steel brace running down both sides <br />
of his leg attaching itself to a specially<br />
made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer,<br />
he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well<br />
myself, and he will need someone who <br />
understands. " With tears in his eyes, <br />
the farmer reached down and picked <br />
up the little pup. Holding it carefully<br />
he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy. "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."
<br />
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.<br />
He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups.<br />
And set about nailing it to a post on the<br />
edge of his yard. As he was driving the <br />
last nail into the post,he felt a tug on <br />
his overalls. He looked down into the<br />
eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said,"I want to buy one of your puppies.""Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the<br />
sweat of the back of ! his neck,"These puppies come from fine parents and<br />
cost a good deal of money."<br />
The boy dropped his head for a moment.<br />
Then reaching deep into his pocket, <br />
he pulled out a handful of change and held<br />
it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine<br />
cents. Is that enough to take a look?""Sure," said the farmer, and with that he <br />
let out a whistle. Here, Dolly!" he called.<br />
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran <br />
Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.<br />
The little boy pressed his face against the <br />
chain link fence. His eyes danced with<br />
delight. As the dogs made their way to the<br />
fence,the little boy noticed something else<br />
stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another<br />
little ball appeared, this one noticeably<br />
smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a<br />
somewhat awkward manner, the little pup <br />
began hobbling toward the others,doing its<br />
best to catch up.... "I want that one,"<br />
the little boy said, pointing to the runt.<br />
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and<br />
said, "Son, you don't want that puppy.<br />
He will never be able to run and play with<br />
you like these other dogs would. " With that<br />
the little boy stepped back from the fence,<br />
reached down, and began rolling up one leg<br />
of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a <br />
steel brace running down both sides <br />
of his leg attaching itself to a specially<br />
made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer,<br />
he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well<br />
myself, and he will need someone who <br />
understands. " With tears in his eyes, <br />
the farmer reached down and picked <br />
up the little pup. Holding it carefully<br />
he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy. "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."
