The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
$ j8 n5 T, p* m$ zThe old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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: x6 h# j& Z' c# Z, _# ?, uThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. % t& M) A @7 M* {; q5 D/ s
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
7 A7 g) Q& i9 m, s z* `5.39.217.76When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 5.39.217.76% }, z/ V4 W1 [. @$ D
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.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。% g9 X+ A5 F+ Z( }
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 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。) w$ B E) N: j" M5 @. E$ H
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' , ?: S9 Y& e* p5 M6 b5 m4 U
T7 ~7 [% b/ r/ jSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
, N" W. N {# e* ]% D4 a9 s! C. xThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
6 \% I2 ] [9 [* A公仔箱論壇Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
; ~# F2 l8 f, F3 P- ^( B$ l公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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& s" Y- y# V) w' _% w q& H3 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.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 G a Q7 v& j% g9 \
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! k# M% X& L1 z, [7 D* yOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
; F/ r" B0 E; O: ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 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。# x# O. _" ?1 |, k( 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。8 x& E7 p& _3 [
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The 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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0 h1 t: N0 ~' E) z+ o# D- ?1 S2 QThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
8 L, g' `6 D+ W8 S: i9 e+ oFor 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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