The Wooden Bowl 2 u! h: I; w! J8 D" V9 M7 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 F/ X! I. |8 g& G# o8 B0 \公仔箱論壇I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 3 e# y$ G. M* L
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 9 B3 r4 H( V+ m( o$ U m
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb z. w3 C6 t9 j0 L# ?: Y* _
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 7 r0 {, X6 U v* @/ O6 `, J 公仔箱論壇+ [' U$ J1 k |7 b/ G/ P8 X
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. & _- ~4 j+ @' j/ M/ i' i7 r4 I
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. ' [; o4 k7 t+ @1 IWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. d: C/ n; p. q% v1 j6 i& itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ z [1 J }! R5 G6 |8 @% | }
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 P& N2 ^( X5 N9 F5 |! q+ {6 u' T; M
'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* u/ J% m- q: w1 m9 s# o) R0 U
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 5.39.217.76" G# z: g8 H2 w/ }: H7 p' O3 R/ Z
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. % ^2 K, {4 H' b, a/ O* l
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. % n1 Q4 k+ {# h: rSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 0 x( A+ `4 `6 |7 c! t3 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 B4 }5 ~* M9 `5.39.217.76When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ^! i) h" k8 W y
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. ; v# J$ f n& C, U2 w) L2 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 ]( P3 C) k8 A ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe four-year-old watched it all in silence. ) Z$ b5 [6 I; V) S( R+ X4 F5.39.217.76 " f! Z. f- R2 x+ z0 H. | ! p9 s0 P' b* C5 ^. `! H8 O' Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 3 U- Y; a" z# D. a
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, % t' P) ?3 K+ {
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 0 o" @' L" N* c* ~5 Z6 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.' s) K% z( L/ C6 Q
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. " ]% R( D) L+ C, FThen tears started to stream down their cheeks. 9 B+ U% L8 l0 K( X$ m$ i7 W bThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 3 ?2 h& u# x q# }+ Q# i5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇! B; Y8 A3 d. m. @6 P
That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. W9 e0 x. q: }/ dFor 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
