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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇* y; t* t0 |: o. a5 K" y& N
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 公仔箱論壇7 t# t1 L5 [ G: f4 Q/ O( A
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The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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( X @# c3 A9 | i* n* Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
5 P# K6 K9 H' O7 @4 n7 ?* dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. / w3 @2 ~+ e+ P+ O8 R6 K6 g
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ V+ c2 I) R4 g: t
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
/ ^; |0 \- e8 y" K'We must do something about father,' said the son. * X8 V4 X6 i% O0 |% i
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 5 j1 `) I: ~# K5 {& R
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 4 K9 N7 k1 i7 G' B5 N3 x4 Q
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 公仔箱論壇. j; U7 T ~/ p" F% f5 k, e
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇: z: ~. n7 Z$ {
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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/ p& f) [5 ~, h$ e公仔箱論壇One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
0 u( Y, q9 b# GHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 公仔箱論壇5 F6 B. Q/ C3 \9 L# |
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
" \ X' W# {# d# I' x公仔箱論壇' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.公仔箱論壇5 O3 D* m( H8 @3 [: S; h7 I
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
) Y. K# z( e% F& v( M2 |' C公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 8 k3 o) ^( T0 }" d
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ N5 b; A& `: L
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
& K+ ^2 k/ }6 C; w+ d' ZFor 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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