The Wooden Bowl
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7 G I% v/ s# atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇8 [; t. Q# h3 R) s& ~) n# t
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 3 Z6 h* D' s4 Y+ L' O$ c6 X ]
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 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。. d6 H: {0 E5 n
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 b& {; D6 s1 J& c2 S1 e
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 0 u% C0 }/ b+ M( Y5 [5 x
* x+ I A0 p# l$ D) j4 E. A; g5.39.217.77:8898The 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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There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. # v5 K& Z1 ? F& W: r
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. % f7 Y( c- _( p3 K5 U+ M
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 {( h$ q+ F$ R+ E" E, y: D2 t! G3 l, R. Y
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 3 I6 u4 v$ ~. t) W1 j5 r. x6 o: P/ P
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 8 H6 a: O: S# V2 n3 |6 u0 d* o
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
2 Y7 ?: O8 q; x ?6 J' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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# w/ p0 Y. C( q- M3 n1 N3 J. N& Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
9 n# H; c6 F; U! z" Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThen tears started to stream down their cheeks. 1 [' @) O3 w# \# R4 A9 F* B8 i
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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3 R% i D) e, {3 lThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
; J( u/ i% f! T7 [3 ^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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