The Wooden Bowl
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$ s i# ?/ }6 p4 o) ?) }5 UI guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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* i# g2 \; ]9 V' _7 P _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。A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
: {( R$ u m7 BTVBNOW 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。The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 5.39.217.761 U2 b. G' d( h: `3 ^/ {
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. " A% y: \2 E8 Y- L1 x8 l
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 5.39.217.76# V6 X- P: r: X2 m
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.
9 |* O7 [! Z, q- z8 Y& M5.39.217.76'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" n! d5 C" N2 k. S
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 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。+ z2 w/ Q# }/ `7 \1 O3 s7 `0 u7 o1 }8 w
Since 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. 公仔箱論壇5 F8 C% g0 U! w3 S6 R; U' m& U
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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w0 Q1 c5 ]9 t/ s8 e6 s) ^+ T# oThe 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.
* L4 B8 A! l: w' k0 V8 e3 g; bTVBNOW 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。He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
1 A% _4 o3 ^6 F3 }' @( f'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 F# k% O7 q P2 X; _
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ~2 s% s1 j" W1 s8 s6 u' n! Z
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) B4 N# R; a9 {8 ^2 o+ o; a
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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: j" K) R. N }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 5.39.217.768 L9 w2 c' b2 H; k7 {
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. |
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