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| Puppie's for sale ( 383 reads) |
Thursday, November 05, 2009 (20:37:00) |
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A storeowner was tacking a sign above his door that read "Puppies for Sale." Signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and sure enough a little boy appeared under the storeowner's sign. "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" the little boy asked. The storeowner replied, "anywhere from $30 to $50." The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have $2.37" he said. "May I please look at them?" The storeowner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.
Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said, "What's wrong with that little dog?" The storeowner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy and had discovered that it didn't have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would always be lame. The little boy became excited. "That is the puppy I want to buy." The storeowner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll just give him to you."
The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's eyes, pointing his finger, and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay full price. In fact, I'll give you $2.37 now and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for."
The storeowner countered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies." To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the storeowner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands." |
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Re: Puppie's for sale
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by sschubert on Thursday, November 05, 2009 (15:52:07) |
I love this story - I got all teary eyed - now this is the kind of love a girl can believe in! Thanks Melly!
XOXOXO
Stpeh
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Re: Puppie's for sale
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by nerdgirl on Thursday, November 05, 2009 (15:56:15) |
Teary eyed person number two. These are the stories that warm a persons heart. thanks for sharing, melly
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Re: Puppie's for sale
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by BrokenWordsPoet on Friday, November 13, 2009 (15:41:36) |
This is truly a wonderful story... And a very wonderful live lesson... Every time I see the movie Forest Gump... Run Forest run... I think of how I had to wear those same kind of braces... Sleep in a bed with a bar with two little shoes on each end... That dam thing was so painful... Great write... BWP... James...
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Re: Puppie's for sale
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by maryanns on Sunday, November 15, 2009 (15:33:54) |
This is the sweetest story, Melly... beautifully written and I absolutely love the way you wrote your ending. This absolutely tugs at my heart strings. Good thing it's still raining out or I'd swear your story made me all misty eyed...
Really, really well done. Hugs, Mary Ann
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