The Wooden Bowl
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8 Z& ?: H& ^6 k4 q* ?I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
9 u& Z: ~. V, x' w: Q, ktomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 公仔箱論壇9 |( t$ { _" A
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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, s8 P+ t9 }. r. j# ?公仔箱論壇The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
3 H8 ^+ c" m C7 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. ' Y! V" ]+ [! n: a- M
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 5.39.217.761 b, ?0 M% D& Q9 r- k2 J. y5 F
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
. W, M# S9 I) r; @) l2 v. _'We must do something about father,' said the son.
: @' C/ {+ {& r$ ~5.39.217.76'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. N2 {: J6 Y/ }, W! ]1 U5 D
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
1 W' k+ K2 X3 `' m, I% a5 DSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 C M" q" _; H% q3 C# w
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
# o* P3 p B+ l3 Z& Q$ `Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 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。. O/ W S% H' p9 I* ^7 A
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.! Q$ G7 `4 Y6 g4 G1 e {8 [
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 公仔箱論壇4 i* |& m/ }- f' z0 W% y- |
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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' 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. 5.39.217.76" s- V1 N: Q q) J9 C
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.76- U$ p( n/ `4 f1 ~* F# `
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: B* D, n" B$ s+ c9 H2 G, h
" T! J* H6 U8 J: M$ u1 B公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
) b' Z: |- c0 t* g9 K! `4 t& z) Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor 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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