A Walk by the River

Once there was a small house near to a river bank. There were three people living in the house. A man his wife and his old father. The man was very happy with his wife and they had good life. But his father was very old and sick and often used to be a trouble for both of them whole day and night. 

During day they had to serve him food and medicine and at night he used to cough up a lot. That's why they were not able to sleep properly. This routine kept on going for sometime. 


One night the man and his wife discussed something in their room and then the man came out and he asked his father to ride on his back. 

The father asked "O my son where are you taking me to?" 

The man replied "Dad! I want you to take out for a change since it's been long time you didn't see the world outside of the house". 

The father was riding on back of his son tightly and the son started walking towards river unless he reached near the river. The father thought his son would stop on edge of the river and let him enjoy the natural scene. 

But the son entered into the river unless he reached deep into the water, where water was touching his chest. 

The son was about to throw his father in the water that suddenlly father asked his son to stop for a bit. 

The son froze where he was. 

The father said "O my son I knew why and where you were going to take me, but before you throw me in the river I want to tell you something. The place where you are standing right now is exactly the place where I threw my father in the river. So please throw me in a little bit deeper water, so when it comes your turn then your son has to walk a little bit more... 

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