Chicken Soup
Essay title: Chicken Soup
A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read Puppies For Sale signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owners sign. how much are you going to sell the puppies for? he asked.
The store owner replied, Anywhere from $30 to $50.
The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. i have $2.37,he 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 and was followed by five teeny balls of fur. One puppy was considerably lagging behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging limping puppy and said, what is wrong with that little dog ?
The store owner explained that the veteranarian had examined that the little puppy and had discovered that it didnt have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would always be lame. The little boy became excited. thats the puppy that i want to buy.
The store owner said No, you dont want to buy that little dog if you want him, ill just give him to you.