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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 6 a5 C$ A5 [& d$ T- m) A
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
2 ~2 f, v2 U5 d7 S" \% Q8 MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. * y3 r" A v" n9 o
# g) J- A& L" ~* |" U2 |. Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
2 m3 h7 G; e; n8 C: Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% S+ b5 |% `) O) y3 v
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
3 ?' @; y0 G/ U, }6 W公仔箱論壇'We must do something about father,' said the son.
, L2 H8 ^# j; j* S'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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+ b) ]4 @9 \! E3 q1 p# ASo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
& C, x- x4 ?! K& N! m$ w+ N公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
9 h( N* Q# ] ]) y5 Q5 iSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. os.tvboxnow.com$ N- [# i) ?2 k) Y* H5 C
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 ?! g( m( g! T. Q- |: n
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 7 h% J9 X' a. Y. L
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇6 n8 d! h7 L+ M
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. - {5 q7 W/ V: F% ~
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
6 y/ `; L) r8 u9 z/ V* w+ ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 8 j+ m2 ?: F B6 I2 g7 V# V
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
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Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 公仔箱論壇 u% a. v5 L l. S
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 4 ^+ u: A9 |( q
For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for somereason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork wasdropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. |