The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 3 O- e6 |1 a! s1 l/ L3 o
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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2 ~( ~. K% Y9 z8 x6 D- M9 [1 i/ ]5.39.217.76A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
/ n7 J: O. T. @* y3 |9 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
/ ~, J% Q! ~5 R0 @5.39.217.76Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. ' p4 q/ b- c0 R" s# x
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: t9 j5 Q& Z: F$ y3 C3 a P
' i& ]6 a1 [$ P3 N公仔箱論壇The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( l: g( l( S4 T4 B7 L+ e4 [
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
1 B" T! V0 t- @/ a3 l9 P'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' " W' g$ }* F; P# L
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
i" M% i6 Y. [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. $ [! o: }% y2 K; E& k! m
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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- w4 }# E- _8 d' Y. u9 q& w5.39.217.76When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
1 D4 l z( A4 E: y, O" G& a( u6 xStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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9 h6 a5 k6 H; z4 o0 x5 |* v/ `5.39.217.76The 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. 5.39.217.762 g9 O# Z1 ~3 L a0 b
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, " M: w/ \' V8 d8 Q2 l9 i" g
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 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。1 H" Z" D* \/ ?7 [1 x
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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; z5 Z% Y( B& [, ~9 cThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
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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. 公仔箱論壇: V- W7 k' h. q: b, C8 r
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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