The Wooden Bowl公仔箱論壇1 p6 T9 i3 I* I( O: ^1 B( k* K
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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. 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。# b) X# \; U, e7 D% t; g
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 K: F2 }/ l& e$ B
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 9 y6 \( U/ _! U1 w4 V% y/ ?- h
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 J. U! @7 J9 j6 l6 I& 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。1 s( ^; ?; m% A6 l4 p
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
3 T- R& o6 B7 O'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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$ ]+ |% [8 j0 p3 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 5.39.217.76' ?8 ]& ^$ _3 F0 }6 G
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
/ l$ b2 C% o6 j$ F# @+ m公仔箱論壇Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 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。% p" y( v8 a3 f/ q0 @( e
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 h( e2 L4 y4 q; |
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 5.39.217.768 m7 D I# t# f$ |4 Y7 E! a' f5 I
( [. y. S; |+ k4 C, E4 HThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
3 o. e$ Q2 D! L5 Q* T" _He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, ; Y& ]9 J1 z3 u: j) q! ~
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 5.39.217.76/ h# }3 o3 g+ P
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.9 e& y1 {* \. @1 c0 t! J
) d- X* M4 c" S# |5.39.217.76The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇, B) t( [2 w7 G* L# a+ X9 R- D. W
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 公仔箱論壇+ w, {: D! {' A1 }' C& @9 y# y
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. |