A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising 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 fell a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister, I want to buy one of your puppies," he said.
The boy reached deep into his pocket and 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.
Out of the doghouse and down the ramp ran four little balls of fur. The puppies looked so cute. The little boy were so excited. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little puppy appeared. This one was smaller and ran slower.
"I want that one," the little boy said.
The farmer knelt down at the boy 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."
The boy looked at the farmer's face. Then he 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.
"You see sir, I don't run well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little puppy. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.
"How much?" Asked the boy.
"No charge," answered the farmer,
"There is no charge for love."
"Mister, I want to buy one of your puppies," he said.
The boy reached deep into his pocket and 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.
Out of the doghouse and down the ramp ran four little balls of fur. The puppies looked so cute. The little boy were so excited. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little puppy appeared. This one was smaller and ran slower.
"I want that one," the little boy said.
The farmer knelt down at the boy 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."
The boy looked at the farmer's face. Then he 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.
"You see sir, I don't run well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little puppy. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.
"How much?" Asked the boy.
"No charge," answered the farmer,
"There is no charge for love."
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