The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇( Y+ t, B( O% q& V! ]
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 公仔箱論壇# k$ L6 y- f% A: _
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( Q: N. ^ N/ ?
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 y8 `+ R- U6 R
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- E( m& r% D0 U" q% [ s
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. $ c# r+ b; D1 m6 C5 {; M5 `9 d
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.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。! [! M5 G4 E! A7 B2 t
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
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1 M3 d, O3 u8 J& @公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
# I( y! V% O- _- J/ _, L公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
& n8 O1 ]" w( e! TSince 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. 5.39.217.76, E- m7 b( `0 C
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 5.39.217.76; ]7 c, Q- e" W- D5 y9 T
( t+ J/ e s1 R0 Z4 N2 T) |+ |公仔箱論壇The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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! ~5 x0 V x# T; U0 t6 V" q0 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
. a- z( U9 d* n: b' \He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: n$ f# e7 ?) b$ M3 C7 y( x% [
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 5.39.217.76/ {" V; M; [2 \* |& `9 \9 g
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
/ P5 G' A; _- M* T' d公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
- N! P6 _5 b- O8 RThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 5.39.217.76" R6 x n E3 C7 N2 M; i
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. - i: }1 g( x: o* X7 d
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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