- A Silent Bond
"Puppies For Sale."
Signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and
sure enough, a little girl appeared under the store owner's sign.
"How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" she asked.
The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50."
The little girl reached in her pocket and pulled out some
change. "I have $2.37," she said. "Can I please look at them?"
The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel
came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five
teeny, tiny balls of fur.
One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the
little girl singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said,
"What's wrong with that little dog?"
The store owner explained that the veterinarian had examined
the little puppy and had discovered it didn't have a hip socket.
It would always limp. It would always be lame.
The little girl became excited. "That is the puppy that I want to buy."
The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog.
If you really want him, I'll just give him to you."
The little girl got quite upset. She looked straight into the
store owner's eyes, pointing her finger, and said, "I don't want
you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much
as all the other dogs, and I'll pay full price.
In fact I'll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month
until I have him paid for."
The store owner countered, "You really don't
want to buy this
little dog. He is never going to
be able to run and jump and play
with you like the other puppies."
To his surprise, the little girl reached
down and rolled up her
pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled
left leg supported by
a big metal brace. She looked up
at the store owner and softly
replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself,
and the little puppy
will need someone who understands!"
- We ALL need someone who Understands!
