The Wooden Bowl
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/ c1 ?7 ~3 |2 N PI guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl / z- M0 K0 `; ^4 Y' o
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
7 I, k+ N S; Itvb 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.
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When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. tvboxnow.com+ V! c) {$ l% V6 _6 L) V. k9 z0 @
; r' G6 f& M& {- @" ?The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
( g N' G* O& {: ]# b0 n/ |tvboxnow.com'We must do something about father,' said the son.
" _$ P. J" W) W) Itvboxnow.com'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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- e) j; X- i& M4 I公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
* U! X7 H ]6 }5 ]! x8 ?' XThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
7 h9 T* L' F% A; ]Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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$ \& v. \$ J" ^ C" C/ H) SWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. . f% \8 h! ~6 r. h& N* K
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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- E& h. E1 R. I& E. {( o公仔箱論壇The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvboxnow.com% m( K2 L# e# v! b
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7 i7 J L$ [8 C$ bOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
+ y6 t* W7 ?8 y& S$ K- c: jHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
, V* I5 q. t$ u! L/ I'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
5 N2 \ A* j+ d5 s" t+ h- {' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work./ _3 {7 r: i J( @' k: f. j) {
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
( j$ w" w8 b3 ]Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
; Q) j% Q* A6 R5 Y) K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. tvboxnow.com6 c4 i; Y! ?% 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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