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 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 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.

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