The Wooden Bowl
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9 v' f$ u9 z8 @* I% ~. ]公仔箱論壇I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl www.tvboxnow.com' S$ d- Y/ f1 z$ A8 ~6 L- H: r
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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$ Y- N2 `7 r H, B9 i1 [A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. www.tvboxnow.com: n0 e: P/ }1 A, v+ U
The 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. 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 v! J4 ?+ f" u
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
' s2 x3 e* l% rWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 F- Z5 f8 S; S+ Z4 o! a. _/ m
& b& X1 Y1 W+ G! d6 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.3 x; O+ J/ \% H+ Q& L9 B' v/ I w
'We must do something about father,' said the son. n& s c5 b- n1 E; b0 q
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇- Q* |1 y) J9 w! N1 W) {
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. www.tvboxnow.com3 [* v7 G; Z9 D( H# c' F
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
* J o* m+ N T- t7 C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.
' f0 H+ F: D2 X5 z9 X3 s6 \1 c/ O0 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. : ^* K3 B9 [( c: o x
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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. www.tvboxnow.com+ {4 ]' u) {# B3 Z* O/ H# L, n
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 7 {" Y! Q+ I) Z/ C
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
. l/ g7 j+ _! @# w |" u) N' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Q1 i1 X2 m8 r
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 7 d7 i4 w- r- t) b: Q; e
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
( m6 ?7 F" E3 \/ n: d* _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. www.tvboxnow.com$ g2 X* m6 a4 v0 u3 B" Q" i
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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