The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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0 |, _3 a5 I0 j$ ^; F- {A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% F$ r4 C4 E$ }" R& A
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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+ R! n5 X0 C- M* y1 p5.39.217.76The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
$ y( y _( z/ t0 p) F0 S8 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
. h; a# t% z$ ^7 Q4 Y" vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, w0 [" g! G. y6 [0 n
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'We must do something about father,' said the son. % a) p3 I( `* P9 _/ k
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 5.39.217.766 I3 D% Z2 k0 q/ i) P. k$ O* ?
& C' _1 `; o5 f7 e& C( f公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
, `9 U& k6 G: l$ R" z6 j( b5.39.217.76There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
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0 n' v8 e5 L* Q A6 A. N$ QWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
( |3 |* ]& P- y! I* E9 L/ cStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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4 H7 {/ s6 d9 _* b公仔箱論壇The 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.
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'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
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1 k; ^* U* _" ~1 ]% }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇* \+ a8 @* C2 D: u4 d2 n
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 Q& V: d$ V J9 M [+ w7 \
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 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。6 ]7 F1 Y; J2 k# q0 {
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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