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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl / e) d8 p) G i+ E4 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 公仔箱論壇* K5 @3 u' o, g$ L- A
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 4 t. i1 e$ N/ B/ a3 n
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. % y) Q& J) W( F: J# y 5.39.217.761 n5 i! n; j+ }3 p# d
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. ) F" I5 p/ ~) W4 W. G
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. % O1 r) l @3 B. n7 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。When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 0 S. o" p! | A& [/ 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。 % n) E9 S. q V! _$ `5.39.217.76The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. 1 I' ^1 [# n5 c6 R4 b: b- X'We must do something about father,' said the son. ( L5 w5 L6 X5 W* U'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' . c: x# S4 ]5 X3 @* ~2 l; r
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 公仔箱論壇4 \. a" t3 [, v0 r: a) Q' ~% g
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ q! Q5 h) A; f" ]
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇) A. {) v2 u' o; x* B- A% l/ y# F/ y. ]
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. , T& ^6 D) A7 N% e
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ]' x( K; l4 r
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.2 G6 b3 n5 h2 _; }8 z' b: M2 w# v) l ' h( U0 e5 h* [6 P! [. C% i/ D4 r " K2 E: Y* Z) fOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 8 C+ |: i w5 S, S3 |
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, . s B# t# s }. D* x7 H'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. + J# ^+ e8 j) V5 r5.39.217.76' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. # U' x' [- e; j: O0 H6 j6 s' `, f: l2 C
The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. / h8 a: s0 ]' S' g: E8 K% m$ C# ]5.39.217.76Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. & W: t. S x# E" J2 a9 Y7 j
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 9 {: T. d1 T% s
6 M0 g }# k/ b6 U% m' P8 Z9 CThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 9 K+ B; r/ s- }' ^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
