A farmer had some puppies to sell, so he made a sign advertisin=
g the four pups and went to nail it to a post at the edge of his yard. As h=
e was hammering the last nail, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked dow=
n to see a little boy.
"Mister," the boy said, "I want to buy one =
of your puppies."
The farmer wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, &quo=
t;Well, these puppies come from good stock and cost quite a bit."=
The boy lo=
wered his head for a moment. Then, digging 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 for me to take a look?"
The farmer smiled and said, &=
quot;Sure." He whistled, calling out, "Here, Dolly!"
Dolly came ru=
nning out of the doghouse, followed by four little puppies. The boy pressed=
his face to the fence, eyes gleaming with excitement. As the puppies appro=
ached the fence, he noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.=
A smaller =
puppy slowly emerged, sliding down the ramp awkwardly, trying its best to c=
atch up with the others.
"I want that one," the boy said, pointing to t=
he smaller pup.
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The farmer knelt beside him and said, "Son, you don’t =
want that puppy. He won’t be able to run and play like the others.&qu=
ot;
Th=
e boy stepped back, rolled up one leg of his trousers, and revealed a steel=
brace on his leg, attached to a special shoe. Looking up at the farmer, he=
said, "I don’t run so well either, and he’ll need someone=
who understands and loves him."
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With tears in his eyes, the farmer picked u=
p the little pup and gently handed it to the boy.
"How much?" the boy a=
sked.
"No charge," the farmer said softly. "Love doesn’t c=
ost a thing."
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"J=
esus Knows Me, This I Love!"
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