The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
5 C- H8 U/ g$ j) o9 W( h5.39.217.77:8898The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 5.39.217.77:88985 V/ ]. M# l! p) K1 D* i
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
b% Y4 J. ~- V( S& R3 X9 M# |Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
' d7 H, o7 Q0 v8 j- r+ w. G! iTVBNOW 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。When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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5 ~5 z. F( X9 y0 Y$ b* L" ?1 dTVBNOW 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。The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
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'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' ! x7 `* h; x7 ?6 ?$ s) f
. x' r1 @) x# W0 O6 ~1 q+ I6 i公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
9 m' W( n2 a3 h' [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
- w* g, q; k L9 ]Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 3 H I/ D) o Q5 f y/ @
6 E5 J$ a: `3 } G6 v, [* sWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. * w. c* }" o& t+ T0 G# N+ {( A
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 公仔箱論壇/ m6 \; ]5 ^- c" H* ^
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇+ P& d' }2 u' {9 f$ u) x
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" k V0 c/ G Y% r+ c6 bOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
2 a; | L `* [0 y. OHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, ! a4 d2 ?- U5 X; A
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 8 J% g. w4 a0 |/ {/ s0 V7 z
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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1 m; X. y7 \1 g% z公仔箱論壇The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
7 e) r2 [" J; d5 @9 `& E' I; gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
9 Q( x k8 G0 X& D5.39.217.77:8898Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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8 P- A* m |$ ^& ]0 }公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
$ y% e/ A4 }6 F( X& j& g$ `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor 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. |