小狗待售全文 英语美文 Puppies for sale 待售的小狗

英语美文 Puppies for sale 待售的小狗  

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 e 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."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.