The Wooden Bowl公仔箱論壇' |" ^3 M" U7 b7 P+ T
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( r* U; z" H m2 b9 L5 O/ {
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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3 T1 K) p0 o8 F7 ~2 gThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 公仔箱論壇4 k8 p! u& ^, {% G
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
' X* `- y2 K" S' i$ u# X! JWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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3 H- I* ?8 S. b* hThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
% P* `% [ w. E; `% [- u8 I$ i公仔箱論壇'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" C U0 s7 G. \- O5 b! l
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
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Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ w5 f' a/ q$ q+ [1 x9 `
3 _1 O2 S% X2 q4 ?. J公仔箱論壇When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
. L! |8 U) D, y- j3 I: v) Q公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 F& i+ T6 \+ Q& h
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence. |6 }4 W2 A/ g' `
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2 U1 W% Q' `' _1 T7 c, l# b' Gtvboxnow.comOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. ' j2 Q6 K4 n& r* `& A
He 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。1 ]9 s1 }& G$ R) P) s
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
7 Q4 A0 R; y t! A! g+ y0 q公仔箱論壇' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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5 h. _2 h/ w, \/ |& n9 L6 u8 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
, V1 t' ~' _# Q! utvboxnow.comThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
/ I w/ `8 }. z公仔箱論壇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。3 g* h' S9 b& L; ]
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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