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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.
6 j" M* f" i: b |The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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: y6 o3 X% W6 a) Z7 \) a0 K. |公仔箱論壇The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
9 S1 E& V5 V$ s$ L) p* d$ I$ sPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
, r" W; o& ^( d1 K$ m* r+ @3 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ V2 C, a% T- \' o; y+ S, z$ G
* v$ ` v5 g1 tThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.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。- }3 y. f. e1 k6 v4 Y( q3 V" f
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
, B4 y$ U. y5 S$ R, E* Z公仔箱論壇'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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u% ^2 T P' C$ \1 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. ) [! J* l& K% U" f# C
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' C9 N0 n# Q w3 e( T& ?
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 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。$ M+ m0 J6 r/ m4 k% H5 i9 n
" o7 O0 g5 v4 [, \) ~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。When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 5.39.217.77:88989 u5 \4 A5 G7 U4 m' z. |
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.
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) s/ Q, e9 h0 {One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. + c( m+ t5 C+ v! T3 W
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
! E2 l; L' i4 F# p% f) Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
& N. S Y/ k# R' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.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。& l; u1 Z2 i- H) z9 y+ v9 O
+ k( F# v* W N1 C3 d* U公仔箱論壇The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
& k3 l' B6 s0 _. O7 ^5.39.217.77:8898Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. ' y+ I1 o, p Q
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 \: e4 \; a p& G+ `: z6 f
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- \% c4 u3 O: E% j7 h# q. ]+ f, T
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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