The Perfect Match

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  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." 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." The world
is full of people who need someone who understands.