木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl9 k+ B9 O  ^$ s

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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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. www3.tvboxnow.com. C- x2 t/ n! u1 z  `; r
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 公仔箱論壇5 p1 v& w. i& I" _5 M7 j! ~) `
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. ! ]) w2 N9 r  Y' W- |& X
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
' T( @1 M7 K& `1 ^' t9 j9 L, f' g. _2 nWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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1 c+ E1 W2 `$ D; d; w! A公仔箱論壇The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.8 U' j2 ~3 X; m! [  q
'We must do something about father,' said the son. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' z/ v' z8 V0 V; p( u
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 6 I" A7 Z4 L& a& b# g) H
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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。5 U3 i. ^' Y5 S- R8 f  ?2 j
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. % s! j# B) H4 w* z$ C
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.
. z6 V4 b# V3 E; j6 i9 mStill, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.www3.tvboxnow.com, c5 {- P/ q1 ~
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, + y/ S) O- y8 X0 L% N+ w& ]
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.www3.tvboxnow.com: j7 W8 |/ j; d6 H$ U8 f

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
4 z. h0 H, k: I" U" p  NThen tears started to stream down their cheeks. 5 U# Z. L- N% f/ @
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. ! Q5 K) o( U  z3 E8 x' i
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.