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From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 1:17 AM
Subject: the runt puppy


> A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.
>
>  H e painted a sign advertising the 20 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 of 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."
>
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>
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>
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