The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' T+ Z) s; j2 I0 M! K
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 d$ Y; U9 \& V- B0 A1 p, i5 h
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A 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.
! H1 H7 e' }5 Y9 }2 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
0 m: V$ l# f5 _1 j/ ^When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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+ O- L8 }7 U7 t+ V1 h5.39.217.77The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
; r" B; B l; E9 B& Q2 w, i'We must do something about father,' said the son. 公仔箱論壇; Q+ n R' _1 \% D
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' + |6 U: E5 D6 y# @
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 2 c9 }, l5 H! Z9 K+ w" }/ N# _
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
) e; E: H# }2 L' I6 y7 vSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇! W8 u3 x3 S3 z6 j; g: k& c' p h
! L' l% F' H) q3 X1 f9 AWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
% _0 R6 Y; D" x4 _1 y: dStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. . I3 E7 [6 p5 X& F( f8 W0 Z
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇- S0 l5 z" d( a2 H$ Q
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 6 K7 _; w: o7 i F5 F( }5 i
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. # Z7 t, V# J2 D8 M
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
) n2 w+ M. \/ Y. uThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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8 | @' i& j2 _8 F公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
: e% L. F& R! O: p% v# AFor 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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