Tearjerker warning

[valerie]

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 some what 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."





:-4

[guppy]

that gave me the chills. :-4