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3 V4 F) K' h8 f0 X9 oI guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl / O( c7 i* p9 D5 R
tomorrow, 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) _" n& F" s; J; [
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 5.39.217.76; w& I( m: Z8 r. [5 I7 b
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
8 s9 H W; z5 N9 Q J7 E公仔箱論壇Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
# `" g6 T0 k: [6 V5 z8 g, Z- @When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 公仔箱論壇3 I8 d4 i4 ~, ^% _& x. e# i
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
( {* w! |, R: \8 ?& P# H% R'We must do something about father,' said the son.
) D& i- {5 M2 S公仔箱論壇'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇9 X% F* }' u' e* ~. o0 b; O6 W
- J! X! m& ~: p6 b4 t5 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ X* F; o" y6 g; b5 g
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. t, h5 R( r1 ]# a8 m' H0 ^
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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6 Q5 h) p9 L9 C7 }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.' z* e0 F: ?7 c3 q
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 4 R" k( y) Q: ?( @
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 6 p; ]/ V3 P; g% l8 z
'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。- Z" u) j0 g2 X5 M5 K
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.: C1 ^' Y, Q. F( B( \$ z
' O. J. ]% N, f6 X/ k! c: }/ s公仔箱論壇The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 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。# `' R9 s7 O, W s
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 7 r m' s+ a" H; Z
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 7 x. q$ U5 F& p4 x% L; T
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
7 S9 z4 t$ o, q$ J5 |+ T8 n% D$ f0 s8 v公仔箱論壇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. |