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There was a pet store that had all kinds of animals for sale. There were fish, dogs, cats, ferrets, lizards and birds. Mr Grant was the owner of the pet store. He was a kind man. He couldn't even turn away stray animals, and sometimes picked up injured or stray animals and took them to his shop to tend to them. One of the stray puppies he found was crippled. But Mr. Grant took good care of the puppy, as he did every one of his animals.

One day a little boy came into the pet store with his parents. When he saw the lame puppy he said, 'I don't want him, he can't run fast.' So he bought a different puppy. Mr. Grant just petted the puppy and said 'Don't worry. Some day some special friend will come along just for you.' Many people looked at the puppy, but no one bought him.

Then one day another little boy came into the pet store. He looked at all the animals and then he noticed the lame puppy. 'I want this one,' he said. Mr. Grant was happy someone wanted the puppy, but he did not know if this boy knew what it meant to be crippled, so he said,'Son this is a fine little puppy, but he will never be able to run fast like other dogs. Are you sure you want him?'

The little boy walked over to the counter to pay for the puppy. It was then that Mr. Grant saw that the boy walked with a limp and that he wore special shoes to keep his foot straight. The little boy looked at amr. Grant said, 'You see, Sir, I don't run fast either, so my puppy won't need to. He is just right for me. We will be good friends because I know how he feels.'

Mr. Grant said 'Yes I think you will be very good friends.' And he handed the boy the puppy.