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tracey_c
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 Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 2:03:07 PM
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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 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." 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
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Beverley
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 2:54:33 PM
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Oh my goodness.. I have tears in my eyes. Not very good for someone who is at work in an office of 40 people !
This is sooooo good and yes, I understand the very meaning of it,. it has sent tingles down my spine.
you do find with some real gems Tracey |
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tracey_c
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England
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Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 3:01:51 PM
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| this one brought tears to my eyes too and i'm on the reception!!! lol |
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Beverley
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 3:32:14 PM
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I am in an Excel advance training course at the mo and suddenly I started snifflin  thankfuly nobody really noticed sent if around the class.... |
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blue
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 3:51:27 PM
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| Sat in my office with tears in my eyes, thankfully there is nobody else here |
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bertie
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Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 4:30:23 PM
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Totally in tears!!
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heathermcbreen
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Lynda Elliott
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Posted - 17 Feb 2005 : 2:12:43 PM
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Me Too, have just spent ages filling out an insurance claim form and now will have to re-do it all as it's all tear drops
How beautiful.
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Wyllow
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Feb 2005 : 2:32:48 PM
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A wonderful modern day parable, no less and a real tear~jerker.
Who else saw a program on animal planet where a lady had an adorable tiny poodle pup who failed to thrive. The little dog was so sickly that the vets believed it had a liver condition. Sure enough tests revealed that a vital blood vessel, instead of feeding blood into the liver actually bypassed it, leading to only a quarter of the tiny creature's blood being processed, nurtients stored and toxins removed.Without help, the little pup was surely going to die very soon.
A pioneering technique helping to cut the rogue vessel off and encourage others to take up the circulation worked and the pup recovered and began to thrive.
A miracle, said the owner ....BUT, what a strange coincidence led to a puppy with a life threatening liver disorder being bought, with no indication of a health problem at that point in it's young life, by a lady who had HERSELF had a LIVER TRANSPLANT only months earlier.
I think you could say Fate brought together two souls who understood one another's needs pretty well ~ truth is often every bit as strange as fiction.
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susan hobson
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Feb 2005 : 6:57:42 PM
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How true Wyllow, I think things like this happen for a reason, a real tear jerker.
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