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. 5.39.217.761 v7 c1 N1 y+ |/ y9 B9 Y
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 公仔箱論壇/ `, d5 y& D% _9 r5 }* O0 I
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 公仔箱論壇! G6 X9 x: k& ^" B- }- \7 j( M
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. : c5 K* {4 M5 q8 R% |- z$ a
% B) \9 { r& o! O0 B, ~4 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.: ]: k9 ^4 f0 u# }; ] P( d) Y
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
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, R+ ` Y- L2 f0 u3 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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.
7 n0 i5 m# |* R, D( f公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 5.39.217.766 i0 W1 p0 c$ w- v+ ^6 Q9 N
1 y' D. Q6 z# A) }3 Y5.39.217.76The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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; C2 U! A* l! p% i0 _$ n) r/ ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne 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。- p( Q, S5 [# k
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
8 a+ H" s, g. l/ S) k5.39.217.76'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 5.39.217.76: z/ h4 z0 D l0 V) M! g8 p2 C
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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4 I% n, |0 }0 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
7 J$ b. H; h2 ~公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
{% v$ \% E: g7 t) xThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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2 L" v( Z- r& e3 Z$ u) k5 jThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
: a$ E. v' Z0 Y0 VFor 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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