The Wooden Bowl
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0 K( u8 ~2 ?7 M6 HI 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. 公仔箱論壇: N. B9 U) {! k
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 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。& ?) L! r/ ~$ d$ i$ ^& T! N
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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.
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# x$ @* v+ ^8 V' y) }$ iThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
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'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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% E3 G q" m9 i( ySo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 K: H5 r( e$ B; f. G( R
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
; K! d- {" b, v ]' ]+ t+ E) Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. / \* C* @, X8 n% ~2 s
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. tvboxnow.com( J/ \" r [ k- I2 |
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 5 ]) H6 r: S) x1 ]3 Z( }+ w8 _$ s
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvboxnow.com7 t/ I) c& k" l- f
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 3 `$ U3 @! X' _5 Y
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- J/ J% G" W4 P; E# Z, o
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 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。& o. s; C" B+ p3 Q2 A; M: D3 [
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. - I) g4 T2 b; J* [
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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