木碗

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The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 q4 s& s9 \7 u& k; k
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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( V) q8 j9 }8 S1 C7 q( k公仔箱論壇A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
& h7 c. u8 U  p/ d, h公仔箱論壇The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 9 z4 c+ t% a3 b8 C+ p
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. www2.tvboxnow.com: x' ?1 O6 V. e2 P+ A( P3 a
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. www2.tvboxnow.com% Y, C9 \( F& S% h& C
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 公仔箱論壇1 m; V2 q& [& O* j  h9 e* q9 I5 I1 M
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
'We must do something about father,' said the son. www2.tvboxnow.com& G3 u5 x5 N" @4 T7 y: x. n
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇" C% A7 q6 t0 [' l% s

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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 ?4 J- A" x2 `5 l% c- }
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
* w1 [2 p: H$ o! C2 H" ySince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 公仔箱論壇+ L* }7 D- ^/ a  S2 `

* z, h2 ?( V6 H6 _+ Twww2.tvboxnow.comWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
# r. K* B5 e# f* l( o* T8 p6 ?Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. www2.tvboxnow.com7 c* M: C/ @8 |% s
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.   d. c& [( b& b3 p) d
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
4 _! D% M' V% I' S( h( h'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  F: e9 P5 J, e+ T$ ]- B# I
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
' k4 U' j* d0 O1 eThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. www2.tvboxnow.com) F) c& @$ z! W2 i: n
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. ) P- g/ q% C  X$ h& Q; ?' ]
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.