The Wooden Bowl
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tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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5 U9 C- Q+ k; ]) D0 t6 }; KA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! T* _, Z5 H# e7 A4 t0 i4 m
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 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 K* d' P$ F. i6 U
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
4 I8 U; E% @; M7 I+ Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
; b* m0 E# s7 d# J( c: l: E& F公仔箱論壇When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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) y+ K) l2 e7 V( f7 oThe 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.'
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4 h/ }, ]% P& E5.39.217.77:8898So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 公仔箱論壇( V4 }# z7 F. f) y) ?
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
, o# W) }9 L6 L. ZTVBNOW 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. $ y- N; f6 x6 ^- e- v0 P
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 5.39.217.77:8898) w$ n$ h: X7 u" K$ G U9 a9 \
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& o" u! m& v& m; k1 b
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇( b# E) M3 f' L7 ~: r: B7 U
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. ' s6 v2 G0 D- m+ z" ]
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, , f6 x5 d `( h5 y: p
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
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8 k; H! T0 I: Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
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Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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" l7 X: ^, K5 \5 Z' D' f% z! G公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 j0 [$ R2 Z- n
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. |