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I 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.
: w% t1 A: N3 c4 O* R公仔箱論壇The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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; o. U/ I& G4 d) _4 `( S" JThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. 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。( w1 S1 I8 ?9 k
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
" h3 @& F& Z- V3 r& J6 _When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.. x* _% t# B! T- ~! H; q
'We must do something about father,' said the son. www2.tvboxnow.com$ f# i" p3 k/ ]! G
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' www2.tvboxnow.com6 {( J9 C9 z) J9 g. E
" w6 K& S* @) v& T1 l! |8 Y1 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 3 ^# ^/ K' ]. ~# Z/ I6 g% g4 ?
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
/ Q8 {- B" t1 H7 FSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 9 n5 u5 y7 i% k" t) k1 R
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
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B( Q& q$ b; ?! s7 wwww2.tvboxnow.comThe 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. 公仔箱論壇 k. ?0 b. h9 l7 j' W4 k) F, Q5 k8 b
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 3 q7 W) t- {: c
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 @& d, s4 P1 D- C- u9 [3 b
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.; L* \& N+ ^, [9 g* _
* {9 a+ W, h% z/ T- D! mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
3 Y$ V* y j! eThen tears started to stream down their cheeks.
0 X% d6 S+ y8 i- e; P. [+ T6 aThough no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. # [- P( G! P2 k3 E4 \( w, d$ w/ l
% _9 I% Y- ~* t! D E* I4 e/ e2 @. lThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
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