Name___________________________________ Section_________________________ II. Write your answers below in a sentence form.

1. Why did the husband and wife set a small table in the corner?
The Wooden Bowl 2. Why was the old man served food in a wooden bowl?
3. Why was the child making a wooden bowl?
4. What did the parents realize at the end?
5. What was the old man’s reaction when he sits alone in a corner?
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old III. Write the MORAL LESSON of the story.
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 difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something
about father,” said the son. “I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and
food on the floor.” So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. 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, sometimes 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 all in silence.

One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the
floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy
responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when
I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to
stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be
done.

That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the
family table. For the remainder of his day, he ate every meal with the family. And for
some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was
dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

I. True or False. Write it on the spaces provided.

1. The old man was living with his wife _______
2. The husband and wife set a small table in the corner ________
3. The old man’s food was served in a golden bowl _______
4. The child was making bowl for his parents ________
5. The son and daughter in law become irritated their father________
Name___________________________________ Section_________________________ Name____________________________Section_________________________
Encircle the letters of the correct answer.
Encircle the letters of the correct answer.
1. What is the meaning of frail? 1.What is the meaning of frail?
a. old b. weak c. lovable d. energetic a. old b. weak c. lovable d. energetic
2. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. Mess means 2.The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. Mess means
a. dirt b. old mam c. spilled milk d. food a. dirt b. old mam c. spilled milk d. food
3. “Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.” In the story, the tears 3. “Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.” In the story, the tears
symbolizes symbolizes
a. joy b. hope c. regrets d. love joy b. hope c. regrets d. love
4. Why was the old man keep on spilling the milk and food on the floor?
a. The old man is lazy 4. Why was the old man keep on spilling the milk and food on the floor?
b. The old man is forgetful a. The old man is lazy
c. The old man has difficulty is speech b. The old man is forgetful
d. the old man has failing eyesight c. The old man has difficulty is speech
5. What was the child prepare for his parents when he grow up? d. the old man has failing eyesight
a. Set a small table in the corner when he grow up 5. What was the child prepare for his parents when he grow up?
b. Make a little bowl for his parents to eat their food in when he grow up a. Set a small table in the corner when he grow up
c. Eat every meal together with the family b. Make a little bowl for his parents to eat their food in when he grow up
d. Dropped a fork or spilled food on the floor c. Eat every meal together with the family
d. Dropped a fork or spilled food on the floor

Name________________________________ Section_______________________ Name___________________________________ Section_________________________

Encircle the letters of the correct answer.
Encircle the letters of the correct answer.
1. What is the meaning of frail? 1. What is the meaning of frail?
a. old b. weak c. lovable d. energetic a. old b. weak c. lovable d. energetic
2. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. Mess means 2.The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. Mess means
a. dirt b. old mam c. spilled milk d. food a. dirt b. old mam c. spilled milk d. food
3.“Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.” In the story, the tears 3. “Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.” In the story, the tears
symbolizes symbolizes
a. joy b. hope c. regrets d. love a. joy b. hope c. regrets d. love
4.Why was the old man keep on spilling the milk and food on the floor? 4.Why was the old man keep on spilling the milk and food on the floor?
a. The old man is lazy a. The old man is lazy
b. The old man is forgetful b. The old man is forgetful
c. The old man has difficulty is speech c. The old man has difficulty is speech
d. the old man has failing eyesight d. the old man has failing eyesight
5.What was the child prepare for his parents when he grow up? 5.What was the child prepare for his parents when he grow up?
a. Set a small table in the corner when he grow up a. Set a small table in the corner when he grow up
b. Make a little bowl for his parents to eat their food in when he grow up b. Make a little bowl for his parents to eat their food in when he grow up
c. Eat every meal together with the family
c. Eat every meal together with the family
d. Dropped a fork or spilled food on the floor
d. Dropped a fork or spilled food on the floor
True or False.
1. The old man was living
with his wife _______
2. The husband and wife
set a small table in the
corner ________
3. The old man’s food was
served in a golden bowl
_______
4. The child was making
bowl for his parents
________
5. The son and daughter
in law become irritated
their father________
Write your answers in a
sentence form.
1. Why did the husband
and wife set a small table
in the corner?
2. Why was the old man
served food in a wooden
bowl?
3. Why was the child
making a wooden bowl?
4. What did the parents
realize at the end?
5. What was the old
man’s reaction when he
sits alone in a corner?
MORAL LESSON of the
story.