a farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. he painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. as he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. he looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
"mister," he said, "i want to buy one of your puppies."
"well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal
