The Wooden Bowl
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8 E: j" c) S% `5 U9 S5.39.217.77I 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.
n+ f7 R/ d+ K- N1 g8 xThe 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,bttvb% r% c9 m) f- S4 d/ m
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 5.39.217.77, ~5 @/ J9 I1 @. ]
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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5 {. N1 b6 w2 o, l6 ?4 Y公仔箱論壇The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
- t4 }2 E+ _$ [9 z+ f4 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We must do something about father,' said the son. 3 q" H o. Z6 h- T
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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- o$ b& B# D% p5.39.217.77So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
/ \, X8 B0 u0 [) n. GTVBNOW 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。There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. x! b$ c( j& J6 T
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% k0 x& ~( h7 n( z, d) z( b
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 5.39.217.777 `- V$ Y# z) J6 X6 L9 H, \! V
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 5.39.217.77% p' H# O2 c% c* P6 _& }7 L# {
8 X W, n& _$ T5.39.217.77The four-year-old watched it all in silence.( }3 P: L: i1 I. F
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! g9 c' \$ `# O, {5 H- A- [1 b5.39.217.77One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 N$ v) j" f$ N1 R: t7 O
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.5.39.217.77. w6 h7 b. u( a# Z% S8 F
+ U( [3 u& B, l7 t! w5.39.217.77The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 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。) P2 ~$ r$ t9 i+ B! ]
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
U- X+ }0 o- E. z' }* t5 Q0 |$ s" Y5.39.217.77Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. N, T5 e2 ]9 H; ]
' j; v$ x) v K公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 公仔箱論壇 j; G5 S m; o+ W4 | G2 `
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. |
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