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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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, z/ ~2 U7 w/ x# T5.39.217.77:8898A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. G! E8 ?# I6 ?; k8 C# k
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
0 T; p% |6 a# y6 K6 f8 {5.39.217.77:8898Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
" u# W- b1 C9 q5 ]# gWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" |+ j% q) e9 p* m# k: Z
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
/ {+ `# [0 ?8 h; t5 J' T'We must do something about father,' said the son.
8 C% L- d0 ~! s7 @7 _/ d: Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' ( p0 B: N& A$ @6 w
& O7 k1 b; ^+ W7 k3 Q9 pSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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。4 u# `0 Y# \- s( {5 A/ G, \, i {
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 8 K! K7 k2 A3 g
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
0 o+ H4 H* \2 _5 b& F( \公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. . ^& e" t0 F7 w$ P6 P( r
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.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。/ I% t# e6 y5 n) C4 F. U0 E! I
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
( J8 O P' E3 A8 f5.39.217.77:8898He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. |: Z" w. k) M6 }
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
5 |! `$ N& p+ e* }$ q- utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
* G4 V7 {! v2 UThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
: Y M$ B# E" P1 L# i& h# } `( QThough 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.
: I3 n$ G: P1 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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