The Wooden Bowl
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7 p# W! m4 d" e8 JI guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl ( v/ d" n7 T3 k/ U0 s0 m
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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' \/ D g$ D7 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
( B# d4 t! D+ G1 \& vThe old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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) V9 C; b% z% T5 r$ v9 sThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
) g6 @) w+ k* ?8 _7 B6 o5.39.217.77:8898Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 5.39.217.77:8898. t+ h! Z6 |( m8 t% I
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 公仔箱論壇2 ^+ L8 p) \6 }! z& n$ x! b1 S
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.公仔箱論壇: m+ L* V1 Z# k( ^5 z- t* ]
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 5 [1 E0 p2 f( S4 H7 F& Q5 o& V
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 L. m+ q o% A) K& T
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
! W e% y9 k, a4 C5 ^$ v8 u2 tThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
3 t+ N i' k: v: U. @公仔箱論壇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。3 {; m2 t7 A7 m0 J7 g' m
/ Y( Z. R' N8 ?8 P公仔箱論壇When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
$ G* d6 l* w0 I1 d6 M( A5 ^. d1 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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( t7 p) \* E E% mThe four-year-old watched it all in silence." o7 o+ N4 v. {9 k
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+ |$ N1 C' Y/ _* B6 YTVBNOW 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。One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
J3 {, P6 r F9 k9 C. c' s: Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
5 f+ v3 h5 O2 P8 i; J公仔箱論壇'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 5.39.217.77:8898* I9 E5 v5 \, \- K- o O) C
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
. p; u4 T0 b8 G! c( p* V% b7 aTVBNOW 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。
2 \- X$ ?' |/ fTVBNOW 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。The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 5.39.217.77:8898# G! ]( n! g* T
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
- n3 ], N2 A/ R. |公仔箱論壇Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% p- ~6 s$ ]) t% ~' D9 B0 M
+ E6 j; C6 g( |0 `/ ?- D0 \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。That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
3 l& z( A3 N- y+ y7 c0 ^公仔箱論壇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. |