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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 1 i! R! [. _; o3 C) e4 G- y6 g
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 Q& o' M, c, w' i* j& a
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.
6 n; A5 Y k) p公仔箱論壇Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
* d' g0 v" |7 x: s8 F, x% Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 5.39.217.77:88980 d+ G, G. G7 O/ `. T( X
- S; q2 v/ C% q5 c( NThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.0 m# f( u4 i( z k0 e/ u6 c; M
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
2 S% f2 Z ^; c5.39.217.77:8898'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
" J a7 n3 q' q) [8 j1 ~/ [0 ?# QTVBNOW 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。
( E# k# u: B3 f9 C8 hTVBNOW 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。So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
& ?' ~9 L5 Y, q; c公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 5.39.217.77:8898% `. ~: J) y# l$ [* ^- H
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. ( B3 S: M1 [# F1 r
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
% ]% U% t6 h# e3 `5.39.217.77:8898Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" o4 O/ ]- T: m7 Z+ P$ u
; A3 {! O4 u9 q1 x B0 S公仔箱論壇The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇+ g1 C" j# Y; z1 E( i, N5 N
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9 X( `7 }9 M7 V9 u, ~One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
z) u) F L7 J' D6 O$ B1 l3 H# IHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
% p) Y. X# f8 x( f6 [; N# |'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
' K; P7 S" E) r! W# b' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- v8 a* i) p" q3 m" e
- F$ k9 i( ?; V. n5 j* `) ^The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* k7 {+ i# b9 \8 _4 d4 g, Y/ d
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.77:8898; x. F9 r X A; t
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% @2 {) `, h& S; }. d
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
- t% W1 @% U7 _) Z9 etvb 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. |