The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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: h* C V9 c E# z% o4 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 5.39.217.77:8898: _8 s6 A$ S8 ^( D
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ B$ V- C0 a' H$ ^
5 w( O/ R& J" D) O公仔箱論壇The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
. c& B4 D9 k+ Q; q' I$ a" ^: W( @) wPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
9 R y( V3 Z4 Y) S# j- gWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 X" \% H: g8 d
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.5.39.217.77:88980 M F- E- c( b' a4 Q" ?3 P6 a q& ]% c+ }
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
8 J. I ?7 f0 c# w7 }- s'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 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。/ [/ ~$ l( h/ X
. R- u6 O. s. y# k. s! ?& dTVBNOW 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.
* ?* }6 x* J9 ?2 |公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Q2 }- q6 E4 j+ Q' C" }
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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: o) o7 d' O) Z% V# G: \' h( E! @6 z8 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
; q5 [, z* N' G! E. D8 Z$ f4 eStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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* e5 b: g' S2 E/ Q9 I8 ZThe 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。/ |" h9 V2 H: ^+ U; p* E
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 5.39.217.77:8898$ o& M" Q- D0 [, K
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
! l3 _; P3 |& e2 s* [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。'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
7 ^2 D3 ]# z& l0 e& }$ ^3 r' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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- H; i, k3 v: a1 Y. P3 g. A& HThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. + e3 C& x9 K y2 Z1 t/ F9 O- l( a
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.77:8898# x3 O+ |6 p% M3 E7 |" v/ }7 o, y! c
Though 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.
! g# g! c) T' q& t3 [0 O$ b2 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。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. |
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