Puppies For Sale”
A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: “Puppies For Sale.”
Signs like this always have a way of attracting young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and approached the owner; “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked. The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.” The little boy pulled out some change from his pocket. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?” The shop owner smiled and whistled. Out of the kennel came a lady, who ran down the aisle of his shop followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.
One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?” The shop 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 boy became excited. “That is the puppy that I want to buy.”
The shop owner said, “No, you can’t buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.” The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his 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 shop owner countered, “Don’t 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 boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!”
The moral: Life is too ironic to fully understand. It takes sadness to know what happiness is. Noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.
Questions
Q1. Why did the shop owner insist the boy not buy the dog?
Q2. What did the little boy show to the owner?
Q3. What did the boy softly reply to the owner?
Q4. Find the word that means- severely damaged (para 6)
Q5. What value did the story give you?
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1)The shop owner insisted the boy to not buy the dog because the dog was limp and would never be able to run and jump and play with the boy.
2)The little boy rolled up his pant and showed the owner his badly twisted and crippled leg supported by a metal brace.
3)The boy softly replied the owner that he himself couldn't run very well, and the little puppy would need someone who would understand .
4)Twisted
5)The story gives me the moral that life is too ironic to fully understand. It takes sadness to know what happiness is. Noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.
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