Puppies For Sale

A storeowner was hanging a sign above his door that read "Puppies for Sale"

Signs have a way of attracting children and soon a little boy appeared at the store and asked "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" The storeowner replied "Anywhere from £30 to £50." The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have £2.37, can I look at them?"

The storeowner smiled and whistled and out of the back of the store came his dog running down the aisle followed by five little puppies. One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy.

"What's wrong with that little dog?" he asked. The man explained that when the puppy was born the vet said it had a bad hip socket and would limp for the rest of its life. The little boy got really excited and said "That's the puppy I want to buy!"

The man replied "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll give him to you. The little boy got upset. He looked straight into the mans eyes and said, "I don't want you to give him to me, he is worth every bit as much as the other dogs and I'll pay the full price. In fact, I will give you £2.37 now and 50p every month until I have paid for him."

The man countered, "You really don't want to buy this puppy, son. He's never going to be able to run, jump and play like other puppies." The little boy reached down and rolled up his trouser leg to reveal a badly twisted and crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the man and said, "Well, I don't run so well myself and the little puppy will need someone who understands."