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0 o9 J( \; j; Y8 ]) lA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% w5 w, y2 [9 {1 |6 T
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.
" H7 S) @) I1 r2 x: H% [# V) Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.$ R; {' t% s$ W7 h. \
'We must do something about father,' said the son.
2 a. v4 j3 Z' E% s+ r, ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.
5 K6 M3 y0 q1 y' }, v公仔箱論壇There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
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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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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.
: p1 R' @: G, Q* V8 C4 K% HHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, & T" Z( o* V! E4 r+ P; S
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. 6 H) K" e: {. ]9 g" K, p
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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" C6 ]5 P& o% c1 \" h' H& GThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
3 U" R3 s5 O- H' v( Dwww3.tvboxnow.comThen tears started to stream down their cheeks. www3.tvboxnow.com) b6 H* l; f( i" C* Q3 D
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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\" \ Z# C# ]1 M- T3 [" Xwww3.tvboxnow.comThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 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。- n& c) a. P% q: V, V& ~% W
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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