The Wooden Bowl
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- l- S+ N# g; P7 ~% n5 a W公仔箱論壇I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl # H$ c+ ]0 c+ \5 ^: J) r
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. 公仔箱論壇: F$ ~" q4 F: f7 v0 m, _' E$ n
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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0 B! h- _( t. o# _9 eThe 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. 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。9 [0 P O z8 e5 |# |
/ S$ }6 ^9 b' T5 t4 n& T8 hThe 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。0 r" p! n# l9 E/ G' [. _& G
'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvboxnow.com5 m" @1 v( A; }% H% Z
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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2 t+ i0 |- ]2 F( `' }: T/ `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
) L# O9 h; K0 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 公仔箱論壇# }. [* x! V% x: B
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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( }7 M( K- x, `* P( c# Btvboxnow.comWhen 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.tvboxnow.com% r8 C1 ~' y9 P. w2 H) W
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb i- D/ P! p4 \$ v: w
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, tvboxnow.com! U5 e* y0 U( c a0 I- C
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" Q8 [8 c" A$ n2 S. o1 H2 p
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.- {8 ]5 {# k5 O
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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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" r. J+ n, f( z) G& @tvboxnow.comThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
' P% U0 P; `/ D+ Y- f公仔箱論壇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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