There was once a dog unlike any other. Instead of four legs, he had only two; one at the front and one at the back. Walking was a daily struggle. Every step felt like a battle, and no matter how much he practiced, he could never balance for long.
His owner, a kind but poor man, watched the dog’s pain with a heavy heart. He couldn’t afford the robotic legs that might have helped. But he refused to give up on his friend. With scraps of wood and rope, he built the dog a pair of makeshift crutches.
Surprisingly, they worked. For the first time in a long while, the dog could walk without collapsing, and the man felt a spark of joy knowing he’d made life a little easier for his loyal companion.
In the same neighborhood lived a wealthy woman. On the outside, she looked charming and generous, but beneath her smile was bitterness. She despised the sight of the poor man and his crippled dog wandering the streets. To her, they were reminders of weakness she wanted erased.
This woman had a cruel trick. She kept bundles of counterfeit money hidden in her house. Whenever beggars approached her, she’d hand them the fake bills, knowing that when they tried to spend it, they’d be arrested. To her, it was a twisted game…..a way to “clean” the streets.
One day, she spotted the man and his dog and came up with a plan. Pretending to be moved by pity, she offered him a thick wad of fake cash. “Here,” she said sweetly, “buy your dog proper legs. He deserves to walk with dignity.”
The man was overwhelmed with gratitude. At last, his dog could have the chance to walk freely. But when he tried to use the money, it was a disaster. The police were called, and he was accused of using counterfeit bills.
Within minutes, he found himself locked in a cold cell, heartbroken and confused.
Fortunately, not all justice is blind. The officers listened to his story and traced the bills back to their source. The truth was finally out…. The wealthy woman had been running her cruel scheme for years. Instead of the poor man, :it was she who was taken away in handcuffs.
As the man walked home with his two-legged dog by his side, he realized something….. Life might not always be fair, but cruelty always catches up to those who practice it.
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