The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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* e) \9 v& {) [. @, Uos.tvboxnow.comA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
0 |3 C$ m2 Q. ^8 ~公仔箱論壇The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. " ?. H# K9 j. @& ]
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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,bttvb/ w/ h1 y% v; r8 Z5 O& }' Q
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. os.tvboxnow.com/ V/ B( m8 N% d3 A3 U
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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( p. I: O( f, t+ A4 j公仔箱論壇The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.公仔箱論壇5 N9 Z! K& p& ]7 m, C. r3 x3 C
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 公仔箱論壇! t$ x; J& [% V
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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- D- u; p# {; R$ t' vSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
1 \3 A) x, s) Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
; U9 U0 Q" [! d& m& e9 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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/ P ? V! E6 D7 lWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# z; v: e2 {( y7 k
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 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。0 ^ M, y* Q7 a. S) M9 n& y" n2 I
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. p+ J* p y+ G/ Y- F$ _
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; {; x9 _: ^: O7 A" T5 t. Q( pOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
; R% q5 m, u. qos.tvboxnow.comHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 公仔箱論壇( E% X$ m; d4 c6 N0 Z$ B! G
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 公仔箱論壇' x+ G4 @! r7 g& ]/ }' z
' 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. os.tvboxnow.com2 `9 R3 {- H0 Y: G, ?. k
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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% Z" w' X, |& ios.tvboxnow.comThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
3 |1 M6 t; E3 o" ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor 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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