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tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 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。' ]7 ^- c1 K7 G/ ^
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( U [1 S' p3 h( @
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.os.tvboxnow.com* o2 c. x( ~% S- a
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 0 t) U& K* g( S4 _) t9 P7 n
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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。2 b/ j/ ]' c! i" x( m* a+ C, P2 @
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
0 g" n/ o2 n8 L. f; e: wSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇% y* n q) W( Y" N3 f+ C9 U
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
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8 c$ a' k3 h3 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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7 `2 v1 _9 z0 c5 \# Q" htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 公仔箱論壇: D+ O6 Y& K: T- Q
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
) I( k' K. p' y! {# j. Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
1 [5 D! v: j7 p) K5 Y' 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.
0 c a( V4 D+ p6 X3 x7 P1 nThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
6 _5 J: F o0 IThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. os.tvboxnow.com' @2 y( C7 K" H" A( g) ?) ?) d$ l
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
6 O; G# I) i1 v, i# K) Kos.tvboxnow.comFor 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. |
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