English Original
Velan was a carpenter who lived with his aged and weak father, Kuppan. Velan treated his father poorly, giving him only a small earthen plate and little food. Velan's son, Muthu, a kind boy of ten, loved his grandfather and was saddened by his father's cruel behavior.
One day, Kuppan accidentally dropped and broke his earthen plate while eating. Velan, seeing this, became angry and harshly scolded his father. Muthu witnessed this but felt powerless to intervene.
The next day, Muthu was seen working with wood and his father's carpentry tools.
"What are you making, Muthu?" Velan asked.
"A wooden plate," Muthu replied.
"What for?"
"For you, father. When you grow old like grandfather, you will need a plate. An earthen one breaks easily, and I might scold you. A wooden plate won't break so easily."
Velan was shocked. He realized his own mistakes and how poorly he had treated his kind father who had cared for him so well. From that day on, Velan changed. He began treating his father with great respect and gave up drinking. He had learned a valuable lesson from his son.
中文翻译
木匠维兰和他年迈体弱的父亲库潘住在一起。维兰对父亲很不好，只给他一个小陶盘和很少的食物。维兰十岁的儿子穆图是个善良的男孩，他爱他的祖父，并为父亲的残忍行为感到难过。
一天，库潘吃饭时不小心打碎了他的陶盘。维兰看到后非常生气，严厉地责骂了他的父亲。穆图目睹了这一切，却无力干预。
第二天，维兰看到穆图正在用木头和他的木工工具做着什么。
“你在做什么，穆图？”维兰问。
“一个木盘子，”穆图回答。
“做什么用？”
“给你用的，爸爸。等你像爷爷一样老了，你会需要一个盘子。陶盘很容易碎，到时候我可能会责骂你。木盘子就不那么容易碎了。”
维兰震惊了。他意识到了自己的错误，意识到自己是如何亏待了那位曾经悉心照顾他的慈父。从那天起，维兰改变了。他开始非常尊敬地对待父亲，并且戒了酒。他从儿子那里学到了宝贵的一课。