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. 公仔箱論壇2 E& ]2 a% w W7 f8 n( D; ?$ z& ]3 }8 T
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q) N4 v: x; d5 k
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. : Z# d% n8 ^5 v& Z( C8 m B
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
0 Q" G$ Q' j9 X8 ]6 GWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @+ r) _& g+ `& d! U4 o$ o
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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。2 x3 L3 u8 n b' e$ ]' A5 S
'We must do something about father,' said the son. # w& \" v- _3 l- j
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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; Q" ^. ^; ^7 E7 W& }5.39.217.76So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
( D9 E2 T( X5 U NThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
3 F" ~7 O/ z; H* H% W; @ y5.39.217.76Since 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.
" a; S6 E: w8 i5 T9 c公仔箱論壇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. `2 S" T) w: E6 j% ~
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; f. K( I! U% B5 I7 {' h* jOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 7 `! {9 e8 g' a& @/ |* j5 h
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 5.39.217.76% G2 Z; r1 P. { L. E
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
* o: N! y" s1 T2 }& O) \0 m+ c' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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7 X: L5 V3 A& X4 c) |( |5.39.217.76The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇' m9 B( b+ y* A0 U; I
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 R& d& q. k* a4 G
Though 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.
) ?/ ~- x1 O8 oFor 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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