木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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; X! H# f3 f, p/ BA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.

; ~  ~* q6 J* TThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
- A  R. {: Z; ~* w5 C5.39.217.77:8898Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
% Z& y1 O- R( n5 [. h. N公仔箱論壇When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.5.39.217.77:8898: |9 w9 G& v# N& V6 w0 z
'We must do something about father,' said the son. " |$ s# R( U) E! B& F5 t
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 C# S8 p" Q) q6 }7 K

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. : d( V  `( X# E% P( I
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇4 p( `) |! m6 w8 o, d
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
& U9 m$ ?, V' E0 S& C1 ]He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
* w) c# ]' \# D/ Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
% x2 m# z9 {) r, s: k& p' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; {% z0 K: I8 I" x6 A) a0 P% e
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇* J# [* P& v( J' f
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.77:8898) m4 K# V) Q# s! J9 G1 h6 q2 q, R( i8 S
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. 9 V" ~9 v, w% e  M9 p# E4 V! b
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.