A young father was visiting an old neighbor.They were standing in the old man
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in the old man's garden,and talking about children.The young man said,"How strict （嚴(yán)格 的）should parents be with their children?"
The old man pointed to a thin rope between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
"Please untie （解開）that rope," he said,the young untied it,and the young tree bent over （彎曲）to one side.
"Now tie it again,please," said the old man,"But first pull the rope tight so that the young tree is straight （not bent）again."
The young man did so.Then the old man said,"Well,it is the same with children.You must be strict with them,but sometimes you must untie the rope to see what they are like.If they are not yet able to stand alone,you must tie the rope tight again.But when you find that they