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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 8 ^6 F/ d1 O; z0 g" |2 T! f
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. # g& A: C1 _( ]- |$ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 A5 {* @$ P8 V/ T5 xA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 7 E* V6 r) q# z9 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. ) L; v& w4 a1 i7 l公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb U! o/ E4 D. N; S
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. " f/ Z" w) ]: @5.39.217.76Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 5.39.217.765 y7 y# U6 E5 V. v; @4 J
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 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。; x* _3 _0 n4 A( I, V% s( r3 D7 P
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. 7 {3 a8 y, z# D9 i+ n( v'We must do something about father,' said the son. $ r. h% K8 w2 R8 h
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' % W% R4 H r, Y$ F- Y7 @1 Z! ` 7 H; a5 M* u3 g# O4 F# A$ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. @4 r k8 W& s7 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 3 |" I7 a3 @5 V8 \; H; ~& Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 6 d( T, p8 s& {1 \' X9 t
4 m3 w( a1 u4 r# ] f$ s2 k* NWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. - @$ j' A1 C/ q' ?* i# g" m+ G0 Z/ i9 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 6 i; h$ A! y" L. N5.39.217.76 * a+ F5 M: j/ {- ?! pTVBNOW 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 four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇% ]" E7 F) U1 I9 {. Y! y% u$ o- I( f $ x* A/ |4 v* ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) ?! k3 y& k M6 o) Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. " d- z" Q2 W; c1 e* N$ `& a; ?
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, ) o" _" J. ?; E2 H$ z$ h: Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 5.39.217.76- F& s. ?% x+ ~$ p6 N* v: ]
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. 1 O/ @' Q0 ^) P0 N7 z, h5.39.217.76 8 ]: i8 ?% G' D/ \ uTVBNOW 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 words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. % ^* O8 P+ T1 z4 S$ M! H) t
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 公仔箱論壇7 N$ _" W* U {
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 3 k' m% j. P5 R$ ^$ V
, {; f d. i X* ~公仔箱論壇That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. - a" |6 E- O& F
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. 作者: liberty 時間: 2012-3-20 09:20 PM
not understand.... its kinda hard to me to know what is wanted to tell....作者: ww498094 時間: 2012-3-22 01:32 PM
Thank you for sharing!!!!作者: aaq11111 時間: 2012-3-22 11:30 PM