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little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that

people rarely visited. The house was very old and run down and the

owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out he would not say hello

to neighbors or passers by but simply just glare at them. 

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old

man. The boy's parents told him to stay away from the house, a lot of

the other neighborhood children were told the same from their

parents. 

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. " What do you

want? " the old man said. The little boy was very afraid but he had a

quota to meet for school with selling the magazines. 

" Uh, sir, I uh am selling these magazines and uh I was wondering if you

would like to buy one. " The old man just stared at the boy. The boy

could see inside the old man's house and saw that he had dog figurines

on the fireplace mantle. " Do you collect dogs? " the little boy asked.

" Yes, I have many collectibles in my house, they are my family here,

they are all I have. " The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it

seemed that he was a very lonely soul. " Well, I do have a magazine here

for collectors, it is perfect for you, I also have one about dogs since

you like dogs so much. " The old man was ready to close the door on the

boy and said, " No boy, I don't need any magazines of any kind, now

goodbye. "  

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the

sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house

that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little

dog figure that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did

not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large

family. The boy headed back down to the old man's house with the

figurine. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came

right to the

door. " Boy, I thought I told you no magazines. "  

" No, sir I know that, I wanted to bring you a gift. " The boy handed him

the figurine and the old man's face lit up. " It is a Golden Retriever,

I have one at home, this one is for you. " The old

man was simply stunned; no one had ever given him such a gift and shown

him so much kindness. " Boy, you have a big heart, why are you doing

this? " The boy smiled at the man and said, " Because you like

dogs. "  

From that day on the old man started coming out of the house and

acknowledging people. He and the boy became friends; the boy even

brought his dog to see the man weekly. 

This

simple gesture changed both of their lives forever.

REGARDS

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