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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl ( a6 N- q3 M6 E, `! f
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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+ N& z; L" X; K7 Q+ v4 H5 D* s* Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 5 C' l( d" |0 e6 R8 t# c H
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.
* B' P& g: p2 a/ w4 l9 R公仔箱論壇Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 公仔箱論壇* Z, I3 R/ c3 w) p9 f' V
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.www3.tvboxnow.com7 s% J" A0 I, I# Q
'We must do something about father,' said the son. www3.tvboxnow.com; T% {, @( h# ~8 v8 D6 |9 O
'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. 2 |, F4 f/ c1 |8 G% Q5 t/ d
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
3 g; \* W: u9 e! O6 nSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. 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。* E( I( x7 j3 M
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" J E+ S# \1 }* Y7 t4 f( M" c# A- n
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# e' R5 S6 M8 b! D
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 6 D M; L b( I$ O; F- a M
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. . U: Y- c! @& F5 Z0 t
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.www3.tvboxnow.com. I& J! j, l/ p. {( V' \$ b
5 a) ^+ I( y6 ?* `# W, aThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. % d' w X8 u* B- t1 W: b* Z2 l# B% Q2 d
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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7 ^) P g7 {& M4 P2 S) ZThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
- ^+ n1 m4 w" t6 z0 [# w* @9 [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. |