No Charge For Love (inspirational)

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No Charge For Love

 

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 some what 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 thefence, 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."

 

"As it is there is a shortage of people in this world who can

understand the meaning of love", concluded the farmer.

 

"Love All Serve All"

 

Courtesy of PravsJ

 

Sairam