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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇8 J, B3 R" i" t+ O$ j
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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* Z0 r: V5 F$ i) f5 _& N" oA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. www1.tvboxnow.com) u9 N4 [8 N7 Z' E: T, K/ Z8 p
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ^3 C) I# Q$ `+ B2 f$ e
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The 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。) }% T, d3 y0 q% e: S) O; L' `5 ]
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. www1.tvboxnow.com2 l% P' D" X- ?! q, u, k" b9 P. o
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.
4 E$ s9 t9 j3 c3 v( Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We must do something about father,' said the son.
. |& b% Y4 N0 G/ H9 K" m'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇* A2 p2 t" ^) C5 m+ J
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/ W# t1 A, q2 N% T& r! m v' A0 ^1 |www1.tvboxnow.comThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
$ ]4 T% O0 @ c9 z7 Z1 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb `% P5 s) X% C: Q+ H
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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l/ ?) B/ g" L+ X. h% Fwww1.tvboxnow.comThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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0 K" p* J& m& `2 d x/ v/ ~One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. www1.tvboxnow.com5 H6 F/ N# c5 _$ V. N
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
1 U$ c' P6 p/ {7 v8 q r'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
7 S/ V. {& `' q) N1 N9 s' 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.
" ? W. y' k: D; A. m公仔箱論壇Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
! \% i j7 ^# s; V公仔箱論壇Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ \7 a/ \( |& ~6 @
" L: F7 m9 K; J, `. dwww1.tvboxnow.comThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 9 a6 g1 G d4 e1 S/ M/ C- S2 k5 ^2 Z
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. |