The Wooden Bowl
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?; N7 D0 G2 i& }+ H6 r3 n. t5.39.217.76A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 7 Y3 Y; y) l8 ~/ h+ p
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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, `8 ^# |/ |3 F. c# i+ `5.39.217.76The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
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1 f) T! H, C! fWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 O$ m. p* Z, x. N" }. u
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
1 K+ M, x- q+ Z8 f" {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 0 I1 F/ {. T$ ?7 U& [. v
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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。5 |! h3 A2 Q) M$ l9 B8 b$ F5 T! ~( J
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
! B# q# j k& u& T' j; W9 P公仔箱論壇Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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# S: d( u; X# | z( dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 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。8 f, `7 l; h/ n% {. i3 Q+ G F
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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( H* Y! I9 D j5.39.217.76The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. + ?2 x) q! ~, A9 y/ i- X0 [# T
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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4 \' U/ r ]$ q! ]4 J& q4 I- d' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 5.39.217.76! J# J4 F& a- J) p( K! y
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. |
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