木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; u) L$ p! \. q
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. ( t1 s$ `* I, K$ F+ q+ i

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 5.39.217.77! |8 E6 ?9 e6 a% R  A7 [
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 公仔箱論壇" _- E, l% y( q8 Y7 }
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。; J8 @; a9 n! ?5 X7 [. a! p( H
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 5.39.217.77& D, b+ L- a9 k( x$ w
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
6 }, x) A! H; G* @9 @公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.77( W# Z* y6 V8 x2 s+ m# w7 I
'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ d) I+ B; r2 t3 o
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'

$ f5 z0 {) U8 W4 R+ V9 ySo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
3 N& v* x7 e# |0 f, N公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. , S+ P! p" v0 M5 h. a7 F
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇  j9 u" A. h6 Y7 Q( V

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 5.39.217.772 J4 ^$ Z7 j; v
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. ; R2 E; ^4 L/ R# _

The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 N; a% ?9 Y" ]
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
$ @6 O9 |* E/ f$ ~+ x5.39.217.77He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.7 e5 i, Z$ W- G# L! S; K
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.77( B3 m& ]+ Y  m1 G
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* I  i# y/ ]6 `8 ]& ]5 X( h
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.