The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl T4 G( O) v4 U1 H0 j0 U
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.
( r9 U4 V2 f) ]/ V, f, @公仔箱論壇The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 5.39.217.77:8898. i/ z/ ?( B _+ Q. \
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& G# W! G- p7 d5 ?. V- V& ^
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 w. k" ?9 ]2 V. i( M9 Y2 l
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.! f; k) {* h' ` [
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 5.39.217.77:88987 C& i5 G. N) s3 k/ E: W" ^3 R& K) t
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇6 \4 p8 J& q6 \8 h
7 i8 j2 q+ _9 q' l6 ?! y# T公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
0 H- }; s$ ~+ K! F; O3 \There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
- \$ y8 F7 j( _* c, }8 ?4 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。Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 b9 I8 |* p" A: ]) ?
+ Q* l- @* P0 eWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
/ m3 }, y, {) L& a+ Y; ^5.39.217.77:8898Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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, Y; B& h! L* C0 T' t0 `0 `9 T5.39.217.77:8898The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇. @& }" _' w. |% r
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
: K* }/ T4 Q% ?& F) J: M4 ^) qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 5.39.217.77:88987 I6 o5 V- X5 g! {' E
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. " w6 _ ~6 {& U# o. v+ D4 F6 q
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.5.39.217.77:88985 R, h+ v4 t- D( I
# Q/ h, c+ h( Q9 {' i5.39.217.77:8898The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
! j) {2 X# g, F" q/ @: G公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
2 a( s" H( v5 v3 y9 `7 _Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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+ p4 T: l7 q/ tThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
3 V: G! H$ D8 @. {' y( \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. |
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