A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.
He painted a sign advertising the 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
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."
The world is full of people who need someone
who understands. Jesus said, "if you are ashamed
of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
Not ashamed?
This is the simplest test . . . if you Love
God, and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things
he has done for you, send this to your friends.
