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" r& Z) U$ K9 |: f6 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 公仔箱論壇' F6 r4 S3 E! C1 M: J- B5 v! _# ~
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.
3 t7 v, q' x% I; k9 G( GPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
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$ y/ y f" Z8 c% j# L+ i- p# }The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.) p, I# {, M' S
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 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。* g" ^5 E3 p9 \% e
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇 c, d" c& n, G$ o' D- e
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
1 B2 A+ K2 d( ~, ?9 F; ^9 r' j; ]There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; w$ o+ d$ ^' M# k5 d, ^$ ]
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 5.39.217.77. I ]$ Q8 g, ?' d
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 公仔箱論壇' W# q5 K6 T' O/ o. b' H9 p! v( r2 X
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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7 R+ f5 S" E" L8 F8 o$ i; [( gThe four-year-old watched it all in silence., L- @8 `6 ~) z. }) Z$ A& S! s
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! P8 X/ J0 q) L0 ~4 ZOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
6 d$ I' P$ n! Q2 ?* Y3 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
) ~" K$ y7 v: l1 Z4 m0 S: a) J'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
8 Q8 K R5 T# p8 ]6 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.* `/ C, P0 P- }8 y s: [
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
5 d9 r7 s0 A5 z5 q% M! l3 P公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
, w* c, Z! v% q- L" V7 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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) x8 h# H- |+ Z' [4 c( aThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ]4 ? ]/ S( a' H4 ]
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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