The Wooden Bowl
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+ V2 G) g5 A" C. K( c _I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl : P' f7 n9 v" W' M$ z+ h; e1 R
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
! M* H& N# V) a' Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
6 f2 l! i1 l% B公仔箱論壇Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 公仔箱論壇3 I) L5 j6 }/ U: s) Y; |' i! B
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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# i9 b# L- S' n5 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) D% m. E4 `$ H& z) X
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
) [9 f9 T8 o1 J+ w9 p. c$ Q$ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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。: h& s. W3 s: @) N0 ?
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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。9 o! a. {% q" T5 |* l/ j
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
{ T3 @7 s, D" ?' {! M4 s5.39.217.76Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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5 `. z, f- \ d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$ i `8 r) w( z公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.9 ?: ?: F, d8 g4 t& ^
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6 |" C. y G( a& VOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
( C. [: n- A! m5 D6 H4 `He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, ! N, T2 j, G) ^' A4 P7 k
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 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 {, }( ]- k8 k0 h
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.公仔箱論壇- c2 h3 `7 k. M3 \- K
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇5 N$ D# U% \: n V& ?3 P; z
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
; \% G# { I+ O' `- G* LThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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& h+ L% H/ O( KThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
( ^- H3 I3 _7 }1 F5 h/ J5.39.217.76For 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. |