木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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( a6 L+ u& b* r& u( S0 eA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
. K- T# r. {0 Q# [公仔箱論壇Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ r, t$ A( E6 b4 Q. s
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.
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
' O; @9 U) W+ j# U0 e'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
- I9 t; t' a; q+ b0 LThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 3 [. d3 B/ H! H& f$ h6 D) ^) R
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
* ^, d. ?8 q' t2 y; ]3 bStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. www1.tvboxnow.com, G' C" i& @# O9 o3 Z

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.
. U5 Q5 }+ T2 K9 c# rwww1.tvboxnow.comHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. # Y, D& M8 T- Y& u: L% i- K* [5 G: N5 v
' 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.
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 7 W s& H8 c8 ~6 {1 j2 `* Q
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
2 A% l5 N9 X* A& J, i2 p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.