THIS ONE'S A KEEPER

Today morning I read this touching story in a email. I want to share with you all this story.

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.
He painted a sign advertising the 20 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 it's 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 up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too
well myself, and he will need someone who understands.