English Original
Once, a boy's grandfather beat his grandson for playing with fire in the courtyard.
The boy's father saw this and 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.
中文翻译
从前,一个男孩因为在院子里玩火,被他的爷爷打了一顿。
男孩的父亲看到后,很心疼自己的儿子。于是,他拿起一根棍子开始打自己。爷爷见状非常惊讶,问道:
“你为什么打你自己呢?”
“你在打我的儿子,所以我也要打你的儿子。”男孩的父亲回答道。