Zeng zi kill the pig

Zeng zi kill the pig

zeng's wife wanted to go to the market,her child followed and wanted go with her,he cried.So his wife coaxed child and said:"Go back,I will kill the pig when I come."
The wife came back from the market just now,zeng was going to kill the pig.His wife stopped and said:"Only speak ,How do you really think? "
zeng said:"we can not play a joke with child,they have no the ability to differentiate,and do the things all follow the parents of the way to work,listen to the advice of the parentsof adults,now you deceive him,which is to teach them tell a lie ah! As a mother,she deceive child ,the child could not believe his mother any more.This is not a way to educate our child!"
Then he had to kill a pig,really let the kid eat pock.
Meaning:The parents are their children'sthe first teachers.We should always pay attention to own every word and deed.