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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇+ G" i$ K! B! {
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. / B! L5 q3 H4 J3 G; d
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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. i8 K: ~* _- o( z' l5.39.217.76The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 公仔箱論壇6 m8 F1 [; R, D: R
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
) h* H( q6 A# N* J8 V9 J( h. c公仔箱論壇When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. ( ~) C. Z4 _. J: {2 c
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.2 K' `% u, U4 c! B) Z. c1 ]& Q
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 8 [, I$ i" G' ]( f ?# Z
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇# f: p7 q3 l4 G8 h
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 5.39.217.76- w" d$ v; X4 @: h* K |
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
. `6 B4 f' X" P3 zSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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; O8 B9 o' v, A' ]' h: Z5.39.217.76When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
! Q/ @6 T) R& [- L4 t# s E- uStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) v" L- M1 e& m9 O) D
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
/ G3 U8 y& Y0 I# R& o0 ZHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
1 x0 P( `9 @( n, A. r( M公仔箱論壇'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
! a9 j# g# |0 q% ?' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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5 p( v5 L: x) O4 U$ z9 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
) G' s$ k& U. Y! ~, Y6 \$ g1 {Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
+ d8 ~, I1 O0 P* qThough 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.
3 [& [1 Z: c0 W! d* gFor 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. |