The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
+ O$ @/ ], e5 F$ I1 Y j公仔箱論壇The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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: n7 F2 d9 C; ~7 ?9 A# L8 O公仔箱論壇The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 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。- k; X8 O, o q" M1 w
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
: o ~% e6 h+ C8 C stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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: C5 ?1 c9 R k1 J# J7 e" X, Z' y, ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ K8 i& _5 T. N" f
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
- ]& S: j! m7 Z5 }; ~4 i5 \$ @! v) r'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 1 z& x$ p: R( }% e5 T& m6 v" y, `
6 I8 B% k1 v& `+ `公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 5.39.217.769 y8 t/ l: f& t) G% z$ P
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 7 v8 B7 U3 h5 }/ J' g; } ?
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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$ ^. J' ]) a/ ]7 g6 u8 y2 Y9 O: HThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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/ Y# D6 d( B0 g5 _( HOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson 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。2 ^* n& G+ j Q5 Z0 f
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
- K, F4 {$ o, n+ X公仔箱論壇'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
8 C5 A& @' q g公仔箱論壇' 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. * Y$ m$ Q. Q$ J$ c6 ]
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. + o* u+ S$ E2 z* ]9 s8 |
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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; I6 c8 U( F! O" u- q6 ~6 fThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 公仔箱論壇4 `/ i+ U' \6 i! _! b
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. |