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A frail old man is treated poorly by his son and daughter-in-law, who make him eat alone in a wooden bowl. But a four-year-old boy shows kindness and compassion, and teaches his parents a valuable lesson.
A story about a grandfather who eats alone with a wooden bowl and a son who makes a bowl for his parents. The story teaches us to be mindful and compassionate in our actions and values.
Synopsis. A man whose hands shook with the tremors of old age could not eat neatly and often spilled his soup, so his son and daughter-in-law barred him from their table and made him eat by the stove. When he broke the fine stoneware bowl from which he had been eating, they bought him a wooden bowl that could not break.
The very next morning the old man started to help out around the farm. He went to the byre and milked the goats, then to the chicken coop. Here he found an old wooden bowl and he filled it with chicken feed and began to feed the chickens. He laughed at the proud birds fighting over the grain he scattered for them. After feeding the chickens he had to sit down for a while to rest his back and ...
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 wooden bowl. When the family glanced in grandfather's direction, sometime he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it ...
The Wooden Bowl. By Ramona Moreno Winner, BrainStorm3000. 2009. World. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating ...
The Wooden Bowl. The Wooden Bowl. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, his steps faltered. The family ate together at the table. But, the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult.
