English Story

Like father like son 有其父必有其子

Once a boy's grandfather beat his grandson for playing with fire in the courtyard.
 
The boy's father saw this and he got worried about his son. So he took a stick and began beating himself. The grandfather was surprised and asked:
 
"Why are you beating yourself?"
 
"You are beating my son and I'm beating your son." The boy's father answered.
 
一个小孩因为玩火被爷爷打了一顿。
 
孩子的父亲看到后很心疼自己的儿子。因此,他拿起一根棍子开始打自己。孩子的爷爷见到后很不理解,便问道:
 
“你为什么打你自己呢?”
 
孩子的父亲说:“因为你打了我儿子,所以我也要打你儿子。”