The Wooden Bowl
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3 W" k1 X3 d5 m+ X" f3 I) k公仔箱論壇I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' V7 i5 b }* D
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 j; _. n q) Z8 m* |1 ]
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 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。+ ^* |: S2 ^1 P# u
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. os.tvboxnow.com: b: s0 z, Q7 E0 m9 U
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
" h) c- i$ Z" C& _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We must do something about father,' said the son.
, U9 `3 [! \; {9 m公仔箱論壇'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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 f& X! F5 ^8 Y; }" B5 y) o* `
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
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- }% E$ m9 ]3 r+ L4 V) ZWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
( f' S/ H% Q, r2 [" g$ B公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- x9 [2 w$ G! m& y8 L3 D% u
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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% t: o: {; i# O3 s# C0 X8 yOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
3 N) o: @' @3 E- T9 \$ G公仔箱論壇He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
8 K% {: i3 f. @' {& b" ]: F'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
, R' P @4 q @2 Y) Pos.tvboxnow.com' 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. # M0 e6 ]! d1 H, k" G7 `
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. os.tvboxnow.com" _: S5 O, O7 e' d9 ~
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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! M: i. G8 \8 m: D8 c4 Gos.tvboxnow.comThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
& `. e' `' `$ s3 o. I3 j) bFor 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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