木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl
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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. 8 W3 h9 }( `9 N+ a, t0 |
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.
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 `' A3 p7 C/ a; g( C
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. ' }  i+ W& d5 c

  r4 f2 L0 ^0 H* J0 zThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 x5 _) r# N( _
'We must do something about father,' said the son. / y+ N4 R8 |9 C) L  m
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 公仔箱論壇6 O, C( b3 N) v" J( k
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. + n" X. Z" S2 P
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. * p" N2 }5 s- k& B& t

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 公仔箱論壇) Y* a! f( P1 T5 l# Y& x
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.

0 r: v; x2 H3 |- u) W公仔箱論壇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. 公仔箱論壇1 V* @6 H# [( M5 y, ^+ x
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, www3.tvboxnow.com! @# e" G- q& ~
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
$ Y3 n" r* l  I9 ~9 b' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work." K8 u* z3 r: v8 s! R- T0 v

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 公仔箱論壇2 |" `: m! B& ~# r1 O: |, Q; H, \
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. - D2 W$ ?/ U) \( {6 }" T* t
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.