木碗

，描述：英語

The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
: N3 b- J2 o5 E% z, A" i) Htomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. ; O$ g0 B" L; S" N
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson.
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 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。/ Q3 m) H& g! N/ T9 n0 U; k

: K4 z- V5 F9 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。! f/ t: G4 m2 v; v
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
0 ~( ^' f0 c( \6 q: t1 FWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. www3.tvboxnow.com/ R5 L+ G. H+ d6 g  S
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
& H; H5 a9 y7 ~2 {8 R'We must do something about father,' said the son. 公仔箱論壇2 s9 K6 ?; J; v
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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- U4 \: U- _! aSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
' x$ F: }% K  K1 a: T( I( ^There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. 1 g0 y4 w/ @$ x4 u1 [' @) c' p
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 I' N* C( c2 K0 e# O$ C3 f+ b" W

2 f0 ^( C9 Y$ K& w( ^When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. www3.tvboxnow.com5 C6 y1 Y, J& ?: a9 q+ n$ f
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. www3.tvboxnow.com3 x/ {5 _, `( B, K
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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. 公仔箱論壇/ ~" m, Y( w" s
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, : w) L4 A1 V: _2 A9 R4 Q. \& S& W
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. ) `. ?$ {; ?9 D; y8 f7 l! J
' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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+ s8 |* y, J( T" _www3.tvboxnow.comThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! N) S! v# @& e5 X8 e4 e
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 g( n0 p* D8 y  l0 g

3 j, `- d$ C3 T' h7 B( g6 c- U) ZThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 9 u, ]% }# K$ J2 z6 }: K$ F5 E- Q
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.