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, O& _- D2 ~# \, P4 p, A5.39.217.77A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 5.39.217.771 N/ c: y1 y C- d' r, K
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
. G" l3 S- Y& U, I公仔箱論壇When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 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。. `% `' ^& H# s' f; d9 u
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
7 l# [" W7 m" ?7 n$ V6 C2 @5.39.217.77'We must do something about father,' said the son.
$ {! E% E; D3 M6 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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7 h: S! c7 @9 ]7 y; N# F; J1 n2 r公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
$ `6 O9 Q( c: q% r' U+ |; i- EThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. ! y1 \: M3 s* b# F- p
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 5.39.217.773 w5 h9 Z/ J9 l1 S
- S" p8 G% w5 y' H公仔箱論壇When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
9 I+ ^3 n; U! w0 MStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. , i" z- i) u' K# z& Y6 U
% W9 t; n- J# O' N1 M/ O3 u公仔箱論壇The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
9 d3 E$ m6 W5 ~) u, S" D! ]/ x5.39.217.77He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
5 b2 q7 Z' Q+ J. Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 p2 O+ l/ m: C2 r
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.5.39.217.77' H, R6 ]1 U9 D% \/ f* Q
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
$ y4 J; F, ]; y: M; g5.39.217.77Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
9 `% L, o: C# X- C" N, YFor 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. |