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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl " v' e. [) {2 S% s- W* C8 W% otomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. - X4 @3 S6 i3 Q% l& C5.39.217.76 ; t9 c' G9 \2 Y" L4 D5.39.217.76A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 {0 D4 x8 U3 i/ L' t
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 5.39.217.767 F" w! F: o/ ]( |! z r . Q2 ^/ `0 T% c" m5 N3 s5.39.217.76The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. - R N6 x" \ J9 LTVBNOW 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。Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. , f! P$ @( l; c+ T- o: ^
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 5.39.217.766 k8 l: F, J( p& g+ E( T% g
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.; F3 E, A3 A0 ], |0 a3 w/ |9 J
'We must do something about father,' said the son. # W- P" [, z. f; e: G0 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ r& a, w) T, ?% m, H# K) e
% U: B- I+ i& \/ h1 i公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 7 F' o! v" r. o! B, U3 w% r: [: ]
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. * V s& G/ v' ESince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 6 ?7 j- T0 `! K1 R+ e5 S
. ^9 ]( a: j! a9 ?1 H: fWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. . ~% x7 v7 q o) @Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. . k! A7 j3 `* d {: A5 ? 1 h% d) w- S8 j4 w2 i( i! OThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.5.39.217.766 f1 Q: N8 G! U: P6 |, x 7 h# R& w) D/ ^. W2 f) |) O9 K7 i0 e$ ?0 U* g
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 5 t! u- V: v( d0 c0 C8 j5.39.217.76He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, " b) A# J0 F4 u+ j, l) u公仔箱論壇'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. ' i9 [% P) z) Z/ c, o5.39.217.76' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. & U( M3 T. t" O* kTVBNOW 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。3 C5 ~# {' g, b5 W3 l+ w4 R& a! @- S
The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. - }4 ^9 Y9 F, J8 d `( l9 x; r9 \Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5.39.217.769 y6 o! A* @/ ]5 o) f3 i
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. & U: u$ U3 A+ @" j& {4 H6 T2 Y
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. . z+ V3 `; l& i1 p0 J) q
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
