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cutiepie24
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This is one of the neatest stories. You will know precisely what
this little girl is talking about at the end!
"Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back
to the animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now
since we started all of this. We still haven't found the right
puppy to suit her," the mother told the volunteer.
"What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer asked. "Puppy
size!" replied the mother.
"Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for."
"I know....we have seen most of them," the mom said in
frustration....
Just then Danielle came walking into the office.
"Well, did you find one?" asked her mom.
"No, not this time," Danielle said with sadness in her voice. "Can
we come back on the weekend and look again?"
The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.
"You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's
always a supply of new puppies coming in," the volunteer said.
Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. "Don't
worry, I'll find the right one this weekend, I just KNOW I will",
she said.
Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with
her. They both felt she was being too particular. "It's this
weekend or we're not looking any more," Dad finally said in
frustration. "We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size
either," Mom added.
Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday
morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for
the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, mom
sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages.
There was an observation window so you could see the animals during
times when visitors weren't permitted. Danielle walked slowly from
cages to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by
one the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she
said, "Sorry you're not the one."
It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup.
The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up
the dog and held it closely. This time she took a litle
longer. "Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one!
I know it!" she screamed with joy. "It's the puppy size!"
"But, sweetheart, it's the same size as all the other puppies you
held over the last few weeks," Mom said.
"No not size ----SIGHS! When I held him in my arms, he signed." she
said. "Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is,
you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you
love, the bigger the sigh!"
The two womem looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know
whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she
did a little of both.
"Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home
from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find
the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she said.
Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves
me, I heard the sighs of his heart!"
this little girl is talking about at the end!
"Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back
to the animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now
since we started all of this. We still haven't found the right
puppy to suit her," the mother told the volunteer.
"What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer asked. "Puppy
size!" replied the mother.
"Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for."
"I know....we have seen most of them," the mom said in
frustration....
Just then Danielle came walking into the office.
"Well, did you find one?" asked her mom.
"No, not this time," Danielle said with sadness in her voice. "Can
we come back on the weekend and look again?"
The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.
"You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's
always a supply of new puppies coming in," the volunteer said.
Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. "Don't
worry, I'll find the right one this weekend, I just KNOW I will",
she said.
Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with
her. They both felt she was being too particular. "It's this
weekend or we're not looking any more," Dad finally said in
frustration. "We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size
either," Mom added.
Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday
morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for
the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, mom
sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages.
There was an observation window so you could see the animals during
times when visitors weren't permitted. Danielle walked slowly from
cages to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by
one the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she
said, "Sorry you're not the one."
It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup.
The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up
the dog and held it closely. This time she took a litle
longer. "Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one!
I know it!" she screamed with joy. "It's the puppy size!"
"But, sweetheart, it's the same size as all the other puppies you
held over the last few weeks," Mom said.
"No not size ----SIGHS! When I held him in my arms, he signed." she
said. "Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is,
you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you
love, the bigger the sigh!"
The two womem looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know
whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she
did a little of both.
"Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home
from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find
the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she said.
Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves
me, I heard the sighs of his heart!"
