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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, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table.frail - w¹t³y, s³abytremble - trz¹œæ siêeyesight - wzrokblurred - zamazany, mglistystep - krokfaltered - chwiej¹cy siêBut 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.failing sight - zawodz¹cy wzrokpeas - groch, groszekroll off the spoon - spadaæ z ³y¿kigrasp - chwytaæspill - rozlewaæ siêtablecloth - obrusThe 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."mess - ba³aganSo 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!set - ustawiæwooden bowl - drewniana miskaWhen 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.glance - spogl¹daæcouple - paraadmonition - upominanie, strofowanieThe 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?"wood scraps - kawa³ki drewnaJust 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.respond - odpowiedzieægrow up - dorosn¹æThe 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.strike (struck, struck) - uderzyæspeechless - oniemia³ystream down - sp³ywaæthough - chocia¿That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days 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.gently - delikatnielead (led, led) - (za)prowadziæfor the remainder of his days - przez resztê swoich dnifor some reason - z jakiegoœ powoduseem - wydawaæ siêany longer - ju¿ niedrop - upuszczaæsoil - poplamiæ
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