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! w& H: [3 ]; PA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
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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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. x5 e- o9 H4 E公仔箱論壇When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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'We must do something about father,' said the son. 公仔箱論壇) Z a9 B o- s# T, K' u# A# `
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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: o6 O, x1 N1 ?8 k' h6 Q: d6 w公仔箱論壇So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
# J0 T+ G- O$ @# k2 P( a公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
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4 p% [: `' o/ Z( `5 z) A% X( ]When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* x- F8 B2 v; [8 f* @1 w
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
' P( Y6 N& u3 p, `' Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
% b+ R7 K. X2 L* s2 n7 `* o7 \! t'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
/ I4 |/ j* D; b1 E" Q3 m( z) ktvboxnow.com' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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8 _2 V- X: q* D' ztvboxnow.comThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
& X) l5 F/ J: C U8 R- g7 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
: O# S4 N/ w( s JFor 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. |