AMMA SAYS - STORIES & JOKES

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AMMA SAYS - STORY

 

The Lame Puppy

 

A small boy walked into a shop in front of which was a sign board

saying - 'Puppies sold here'. The boy wanted so much to have a

puppy. On enquiry, the owner told him the prices. The boy didn't

have enough money. However, he pleaded with the owner to let him

have a glance at the puppies. Unable to reject his plea, the owner

whistled and there came a dog with many puppies.

 

The boy who watched the puppies with keen interest and noticed that

the puppy that came last was lame. 'Poor thing. What happened to

it?' he asked the owner. 'From birth it is lame. All treatments to

cure him have failed,' said the owner. Looking at the puppy with

deep pity the boy asked, 'Will you sell that puppy to me? I'll pay

the price in installments.' Looking at the boy with astonishment,

the owner asked him, 'Child, why do you need a lame puppy? It won't

be able to play with you. Can't you buy a normal one?' But the boy

insisted that he wanted only the lame puppy.

 

Finally the shopkeeper said, 'You can take the puppy with you. I'll

give it free to you.' To the shopkeeper's surprise, the boy still

insisted that he pays for the puppy and that too at the same price

as the others. The owner asked him why he was so fond of that lame

puppy. The boy pulled up his pants and showed him his artificial

leg. 'See, I too have lost a leg. Therefore, I'll be able to share

my heart with this puppy. I would be able to understand it's pain

and it would be able to understand mine.'

 

"Children, learn to look upon the sorrows of others as your own

sorrow and learn to make the joys of others your own joy. Try to

cultivate that attitude. It may appear difficult, but we have to

make an effort."

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AMMA SHARANAM